Built from Both

[Verse 1]
I wear my scars like rings
Proof I was here
Some were made by my hands
Some came from fear
I held my head too low
I held it too high
Learned how to lose my way
Then learned to survive

[Pre-Chorus]
And every wrong turn
Left a mark on me
Every hard night
Gave me eyes to see
I am the sum
Of what I broke
And what I built
And what I know

[Chorus]
Built from both, built from both
The good, the bad, I hold them close
Built from both, built from both
Every scar became a road
I can help somebody now
With the truth I carry home
Built from both, built from both
That’s the story I’ll call my own

[Verse 2]
I’ve done things I regret
I’ve done things I’m proud
I’ve stood in the wreckage
And still made it out
The kindest thing I can do
Is tell it plain
That pain can teach a soul
How to change

[Pre-Chorus]
And every lost fight
Showed me what I need
Every tear line
Grew a little seed
I am the sum
Of what I broke
And what I built
And what I know

[Chorus]
Built from both, built from both
The good, the bad, I hold them close
Built from both, built from both
Every scar became a road
I can help somebody now
With the truth I carry home
Built from both, built from both
That’s the story I’ll call my own

[Bridge]
If you need a hand
I know the shape of hurt
If you need a light
I know where hope is first
I won’t hide the dark
I won’t fake the gold
I learned from every fall
Now I can be whole

[Final Chorus]
Built from both, built from both
The good, the bad, I hold them close
Built from both, built from both
Every scar became a road
I can help somebody now
With the truth I carry home
Built from both, built from both
That’s the story I’ll call my own