Never Yours to Break

Verse 1

I was the kid in the wrong-colored shoes

Lunch tray alone at the end of the row

They carved their names in the wood of my desk

Said you'll never be one of us

Pre-Chorus

So I bit down hard and I swallowed the smoke

Kept a list of every cruel remark

Now the mouth that ran is the mouth that chokes

On the weight of who they are

Chorus

I won't stand on the edge you built for me

I won't jump where you told me to fall

You can push all you want but I'm holding ground

I'm not yours to break at all

Not yours to break at all

Post-Chorus

Na-na-na we rise

Na-na-na we rise

Verse 2

We all tried to fit in the same small frame

Painted over the parts we couldn't name

But my scars fit me better than your design

And I'm done apologizing for being alive

Pre-Chorus

So keep your cheap shots and your crooked grin

Keep the gossip running off your tongue

Every word you throw is a boomerang

And it's coming back around

Chorus

I won't stand on the edge you built for me

I won't jump where you told me to fall

You can push all you want but I'm holding ground

I'm not yours to break at all

Not yours to break at all

Bridge

Different shapes, different scars, different ways to survive

I'm loud when I need to be, quiet when I choose

The good keep walking, the bad keep talking

And the good keep walking on

Chorus

I won't stand on the edge you built for me

I won't jump where you told me to fall

You can push all you want but I'm holding ground

I'm not yours to break at all

Not yours to break at all

Post-Chorus

Na-na-na we rise

Na-na-na we rise

We never give up on the life we choose

We never give up on the dreams we choose