Strong

Intro

(ah-ah) yeah, uh-huh, oh-oh

(la-la) hey, hey

Verse

They circled like vultures with their petty parade

Wrote my worth in margins, then they tore the page

I learned to walk smaller so they wouldn't aim

Counting every quiet as if grief had a name

They said I was fragile, said I would fold

Left me with questions and a mouth full of cold

But I kept a match in a pocket no one knew

Saved it like a secret, breathing out the truth

Pre-chorus

And the nights felt heavy, but I kept my light (kept my light)

Glued my hope back together with the strength of the fight (of the fight)

Slow as sunrise, louder than before

I found the words, I found the words and they soar

Chorus

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (yeah)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (yeah)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (uh-huh)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (come on)

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door

Verse

Saw my reflection finally stop looking away

Spoke the name I carried, taught my lips to say

No more rehearsing apologies I never owed

Took the heavy crowns and turned them into roads

They try to pull the old lines, but I answer new

My voice is a season, it's changing like truth

Call me what you called me, I'll keep walking on

Turn the taunts to anthems, turn the doubt into song

Pre-chorus

So bring your thunder, bring your loudest claims (ooh)

I've been rebuilding from the ruins of your games (yeah)

Soft was my armor, now it's forged in sound

I found my center, I won't back down

Chorus

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (hey)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (hey)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (uh)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (oh)

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door

Bridge

Oh-oh, oh-oh, hear me now (hear me now)

Na-na, na-na, won't come down (won't come down)

Hands up, hands up, I claim the light (I claim the light)

Say my name out loud, watch me ignite (watch me)

Chorus

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (yeah)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (yeah)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (uh-huh)

Now I'm strong, I'm strong, st-st-strong (come on)

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I don't hide, I don't fold, I don't play small no more

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door

I wear my scars like medals, I step through every door