Build It In

[Intro]
Build it in, build it in
Brick by brick beneath the skin

[Verse 1]
I was waiting for a doorway
With a sign above the frame
For a hand to pull me forward
For a map to name the way
So I opened up the notebook
Put the questions on the page
Every answer made me stronger
Every failure changed my shape

[Pre-Chorus]
No one comes to carry me
No rescue in the rain
I sharpen what I’m given
And I practice through the pain

[Chorus]
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Stack a little courage on the shelf
Learn one more thing, take care of your health
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Build it in, build it in
The future starts with what you do again
Build it in, build it in
You are the proof that you can begin

[Verse 2]
I traded empty promises
For a morning on the track
For a meal that leaves me steady
For the strength to answer back
I put time into my fingers
Put patience in my lungs
Turned the work into a language
Turned the fear into a drum

[Pre-Chorus]
Every small, repeated motion
Leaves a mark beneath the doubt
What I practice in the quiet
Is what carries me out

[Chorus]
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Stack a little courage on the shelf
Learn one more thing, take care of your health
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Build it in, build it in
The future starts with what you do again
Build it in, build it in
You are the proof that you can begin

[Bridge]
Not a promise from the heavens
Not a number on a screen
It is blood inside the blueprint
It is choosing what you mean
When the old voice says you’re finished
When the room goes cold and still
Take the next deliberate step
Let the step become your will

[Breakdown]
Study the spark
Strengthen the frame
Care for the body
Return to the flame
No borrowed crown
No magic shield
Hope is a muscle
Hope is a field

[Final Chorus]
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Stack a little courage on the shelf
Learn one more thing, take care of your health
If you need hope, build it in yourself
Build it in, build it in
The future starts with what you do again
Build it in, build it in
You are the proof that you can begin

[Final Refrain]
Build it in yourself
Build it in yourself
Knowledge in the hands
Strength beneath the breath
Build it in yourself
Build it in yourself
When the night says no
Make a yes from what is left

[Outro]
One page, one mile
One breath, one trial
Build it in yourself
And stay awhile