I Learned to Walk It Off

They said “give it time, it’ll fade away” Like pain’s got manners, like it knows its place I watched the sun crawl up another scarred dawn No witnesses left, just me movin’ on

Blood on my knuckles, dust in my throat Every mile another promise I broke Nobody asked how I made it through So I didn’t explain, I just did what I do

Some lessons don’t come with advice They come with a limp and a look in your eyes

I learned to walk it off When prayin’ didn’t work When mercy stayed silent And the cure only hurt I didn’t heal clean I didn’t rise soft I just stayed on my feet Yeah… I learned to walk it off

They call it strength when you don’t complain But they never stand where you stand in the rain Every step echoes what I don’t say Every shadow knows what I buried that day

I didn’t win, I didn’t outrun I just refused to lay where the damage was done If survival’s a sin, then I paid the cost Still breathin’ here, still not lost

You don’t grow skin by feelin’ safe You grow it where the world don’t wait

I learned to walk it off With a crack in my spine With a weight on my chest And no finish line I didn’t heal clean I didn’t rise soft I just stayed upright Yeah… I learned to walk it off

A man ain’t made by the hands he’s dealt He’s made by what he drags and never tells No parade for the nights I survived Just scars that prove I’m still alive

I learned to walk it off No medal, no cross Just miles behind me And a future that costs I didn’t heal clean I didn’t rise soft I just kept movin’ on Yeah… I learned to walk it off

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