Crown from Stones

[Verse 1]
I carried the weight through the ash and the rain
With a split-open map and a hand on the flame
Every locked door had a name I could learn
Every cold mile gave me ground to return

[Pre-Chorus]
You said the summit was out of my reach
I kept each hard lesson close as a key

[Chorus]
I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun
I held to the promise when everyone ran
You watched me break through the wall you had built
I made a crown from the stones and the guilt

[Verse 2]
The old bridge shook under the boots of the few
I took your last letter and read it clear through
No borrowed victory, no easy way home
I built what I needed from steel and from bone

[Pre-Chorus]
You said the summit was out of my reach
I kept each hard lesson close as a key

[Chorus]
I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun
I held to the promise when everyone ran
You watched me break through the wall you had built
I made a crown from the stones and the guilt

[Bridge]
If I fall, I rise with the ground in my hands
If I lose, I return with a stronger plan
You can keep every doubt that you threw in my way
I have earned the right to be here today

[Final Chorus]
I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun
I held to the promise when everyone ran
You watched me break through the wall you had built
I made a crown from the stones and the guilt
I made a crown from the stones and the guilt

[Outro]
Here I stand
Here I stand