What I Survived Is Mine

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept the old key on a ring by the door Though that apartment isn't mine anymore One small suitcase, a receipt in my hand Proof I could leave before I understood the plan [Pre-Chorus] Every mistake put a mark on the map Every no taught my feet to move back [Chorus] Now I wear the morning like gold Not because the road was easy to hold I found a spark in the parts I outgrew And every hard mile led me back to the truth I am not waiting for permission to shine What I survived is already mine [Verse 2] There’s a coffee stain on the book that I saved And a name I can say without feeling ashamed I call my sister from the grocery line Tell her the life I was scared of is finally mine [Pre-Chorus] I used to measure the distance to fall Now I count the doors I can open at all [Chorus] Now I wear the morning like gold Not because the road was easy to hold I found a spark in the parts I outgrew And every hard mile led me back to the truth I am not waiting for permission to shine What I survived is already mine [Bridge] If you see me with my hands held high It’s not a victory over anybody It’s just me, standing where I said I would Learning that leaving can lead somewhere good [Final Chorus] Now I wear the morning like gold Every bright thread was a story I told I found a spark in the parts I outgrew And every hard mile led me back to the truth I am not waiting for permission to shine What I survived is already mine What I survived is already mine [Outro] The old key rests in a dish by the door I don’t need to carry it anymore