Warrior of My Memories

Verse 1

Small hands gripping the railing

Counting the cracks in the hall

I mapped out every exit

Before I learned to crawl

They said quiet girls stay safer

So I made myself a stone

Buried everything I needed

Just to make it on my own

Pre-Chorus

I'm not angry at the child

For the fortress that she built

She was only doing math

On a map that offered no guilt

Chorus

I am the keeper of my scars now

The author of my after-arc

Every door they tried to lock

I turned into a lantern in the dark

I am the keeper of my scars now

Every wound a different star

If I ever met her again

I'd tell her who we are

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, who we are

Oh-oh, who we are

Verse 2

I learned to laugh like armor

And to love with both my hands

Every stranger's quiet sorrow

I somehow understand

I found my footing in a chorus

Found my name inside a chord

And the girl who couldn't speak up

Sings louder than before

Pre-Chorus

Still piecing out the person

That I'm growing into now

But I know one certain thing

I didn't let them write me down

Chorus

I am the keeper of my scars now

The author of my after-arc

Every door they tried to lock

I turned into a lantern in the dark

I am the keeper of my scars now

Every wound a different star

If I ever met her again

I'd tell her who we are

Bridge

And when I pass a mirror

Sometimes she's standing there

The fighter with a child's face

Who never got her share

So I won't hide her chapter

I won't soften what it cost

I'll hand her back a childhood

And return to her what's lost

Build

I became a softer person

I became a louder voice

I kept the flame that flickered

I kept the choice

Chorus

I am the keeper of my scars now

And I am more than what they said

Every tear became a river

Every river cleared my head

Every burn became a beacon

Every fall a way to climb

And if I ever met her again

I'd thank her for the time

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, who we are

Oh-oh, who we are

Still alive, still alive

Who we are

Outro

When the memories come calling

I don't slam the door or run

I sit beside the little girl

And tell her we have won