I Carried The Night

[Intro] [Verse 1] Born under a sky that never slept I learned the dark before the dawn Promises like broken glass I bled, then kept on moving on They taught me strength by closing doors Called silence "being brave" So I stitched my heart with wire and will And learned to misbehave [Pre-Chorus 1] Every step was borrowed fire Every breath a debt I paid [Chorus] I CARRIED THE NIGHT ON MY BACK THROUGH THE FLAME I BENT WITH THE WIND BUT I STOOD IN THE RAIN If living costs b***d and bone I paid the price to stay alive— I carried the night [Verse 2] Watched the truth get traded cheap For comfort dressed as law They called it duty, called it peace I felt the hidden claw Lost my ground, I lost my home Lost names I still recite But every scar became a star That taught me how to f***t [Pre-Chorus 2] I was never shown the light Only how to hold the line [Chorus] I CARRIED THE NIGHT WHEN HOPE TURNED TO ASH I WALKED THROUGH THE FIRE AND LEARNED HOW TO LAST If this road demands a soul I chose to walk it, not to hide— I carried the night [Bridge] If forgiveness is a door No one marked it on my map So I learned to live with open wounds And never turn my back [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] I CARRIED THE NIGHT AND I’M STILL STANDING HERE I BOWED TO NO LIE I BLED THROUGH THE FEAR If the dark still knows my name It knows I won’t deny— I carried the night [Outro]