Brick by Brick

[Intro]
If you need hope
Start where you stand
One page, one breath
One promise kept by hand

[Verse 1]
I cleared a corner by the window
Put the old excuses in a box
Learned the parts I used to skip through
Took the first step off the clock

I drank water before the warning
Walked the long way home at dawn
Every small repair kept forming
A road I could keep moving on

[Pre-Chorus]
No lightning in the distance
No rescue from above
Just a little more resistance
Turning effort into love

[Chorus]
Build it, build it, brick by brick
Give your future something solid to stand in
Learn it, live it, let it stick
Hope is a habit when you practice beginning

If you need hope, put your hands to work
Feed your mind, let your body return
Build it, build it, brick by brick
The life you want is waiting where you begin

[Verse 2]
I learned the language of the problem
Made a map from every wrong
Called a friend before I bottomed
Found a rhythm I could carry on

There were mornings made of failure
There were nights I missed the mark
Still the knowledge changed my posture
Still the pulse stayed in the dark

[Pre-Chorus]
No promise it gets easy
No shortcut through the doubt
But every skill you sharpen
Leaves another door unlocked

[Chorus]
Build it, build it, brick by brick
Give your future something solid to stand in
Learn it, live it, let it stick
Hope is a habit when you practice beginning

If you need hope, put your hands to work
Feed your mind, let your body return
Build it, build it, brick by brick
The life you want is waiting where you begin

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
I am not waiting to become
Some finished version in the sun
I am the question, I am the climb
I am the work that changes time

Take the fear and make it useful
Take the ache and make it known
Take one hour, make it truthful
Take one choice and call it home

[Breakdown]
One page
One breath
One mile
One rep
One skill
One meal
One night
One yes

[Final Chorus]
Build it, build it, brick by brick
Give your future something solid to stand in
Learn it, live it, let it stick
Hope is a habit when you practice beginning

If you need hope, put your hands to work
Feed your mind, let your body return
Build it, build it, brick by brick
The life you want is waiting where you begin

[Outro]
Start where you stand
Use what you have
Keep what you learn
And give it back

If you need hope
Start where you stand
One page, one breath
One promise kept by hand