I Don't Have to Beat It

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They tell me, “Just beat it,” I ask, “Beat what?” The hallway is empty, the clock won’t stop I’m holding my nerve like a match in the rain You call it a battle, I call it a game [Pre-Chorus] No, I don’t need to prove a thing No, I don’t need the crown If the door is locked, I’ll leave it locked I won’t let fear decide me now [Chorus] I don’t have to beat it, I can walk away I can leave the thunder where it wants to stay You can call me foolish, you can call me late But I know my heart, and I choose my fate I don’t have to beat it, hear me say I’m still standing at the end of the day [Verse 2] They say I’m a legend, I say I’m just tired A name in the mirror with a coat still wired The joke gets darker, the room starts to spin But somewhere above me, a small light gets in [Pre-Chorus] No, I don’t need to prove a thing No, I don’t need their praise If mercy is waiting beyond that wall I’ll meet it in my own strange way [Chorus] I don’t have to beat it, I can walk away I can leave the thunder where it wants to stay You can call me foolish, you can call me late But I know my heart, and I choose my fate I don’t have to beat it, hear me say I’m still standing at the end of the day [Bridge] If I fall, let the silence hold me If I break, let the morning find me No borrowed halo, no borrowed blame I’m more than a rumor attached to a name [Final Chorus] I don’t have to beat it, I can walk away I can leave the thunder where it wants to stay With a little faith and a stubborn flame I’ll rise from the wreckage and answer my name I don’t have to beat it, hear me say I’m still standing at the end of the day [Outro] No, I don’t need to beat it No, I don’t need to run I can choose the quiet And still become someone