Human

Lyrics

[Intro - whispered, soft guitar, wind] More years than I show More miles than I'll tell (I'm human...) [Hook - sung, hypnotic, layered harmonies] I'm human I been lost, I been wrong, I been barely holdin' on Let the ones I love down, let myself down too But there's still a good heart beatin' under all I been through I'm human Got scars that don't show and a long way left to go Still here, still tryin', still reachin' for the light I'm human, and I'm fightin' to get it right [Verse 1 - rap, low and steady] Learned to work with my hands, learned to carry with my back Learned to keep on movin' when the road turned black Wore the uniform proud, stood my ground when it shook Lost my brother way too young, and the world never looked Still the sun came up, like it didn't even know There's a name I carry with me everywhere I go Some nights I'm on the porch with my eyes on the sky Askin' God or the stars why some stay and some die [Pre-Hook - sung, soft] And I don't have the answers And I quit pretendin' that I do I just know I'm still standin' And that's gotta mean somethin' too [Hook - sung, hypnotic, layered harmonies] I'm human I been lost, I been wrong, I been barely holdin' on Let the ones I love down, let myself down too But there's still a good heart beatin' under all I been through I'm human Got scars that don't show and a long way left to go Still here, still tryin', still reachin' for the light I'm human, and I'm fightin' to get it right [Verse 2 - rap, building] Watched my kids grow up, now their babies call me Gramps Tryin' to pave 'em better roads than the ones I had And today my boy put on a uniform his own Swear my chest ain't ever felt so heavy and so home Some days I work the farm, some days I fight the past Tryin' to make the good days stay and let the hard ones pass Chased answers in the stars, chased answers in the dust Lookin' for what's holy, lookin' for what I can trust [Beat Switch - everything cuts, heartbeat only, then 808 slams] I seen a hallway full of light Felt the pull back to my life I don't claim to know the other side I just know I wasn't done this time [Bridge - sung, stripped, guitar only] Forgave some people, still learnin' how to forgive me Put the old pain on the table where the whole world can see Maybe strength ain't never fallin', never showin' the bruise Maybe strength is standin' back up with somethin' left to lose [Final Hook - bigger, double-tracked, whispered ad-libs] I'm human I been lost, I been wrong, I been barely holdin' on But I got people who love me, got a reason to stay Got a little more truth I can live by today I'm human Still carryin' my past, still buildin' somethin' that lasts Still here, still tryin', still reachin' for the light I'm human, and I'm fightin' to get it right [Outro - whispered, fading] Still here Still tryin' Still reachin' for the light I'm human (fightin' to get it right...) [End]