From the recording Adverse Impact
Beaten Not Broken, a song about breaking free and not giving up
Lyrics
I took the hits, yeah, I tasted the floor
Fists from the world, pain I couldn’t ignore
Dragged through the fire, eyes full of smoke
But I rose from the ash every time that I choked
Chains on my name, tried to bury me deep
But I sharpened my will while they watched me bleed
I don’t bend to the pressure, I forge in the heat
Every scar that I carry is a vow I keep
Beaten not broken I rise through the strain
Turned every blow into part of my name
Beaten not broken I scream through the pain
You can knock me down, but I’m never gonna fade
Beaten not broken
I was made this way
They said I’m done, said I’m cracked in the soul
But the cracks let the light in now I’m whole
Spit blood with a grin, I was built to last
Can’t kill what’s real when it’s made from the past
Turned pain into fuel, fear into steel
I don’t need your mercy, I came here to feel
And I’ll stand through the quake, through the storm, through the hate
‘Cause broken ain’t something I break
Beaten not broken I rise through the strain
Turned every blow into part of my name
Beaten not broken I scream through the pain
You can knock me down, but I’m never gonna fade
Beaten not broken
I was made this way
What you have to say
Drag yourself outta my way
Beaten not broken I rise through the strain
Turned every blow into part of my name
Beaten not broken I scream through the pain
You can knock me down, but I’m never gonna fade
Beaten not broken
I was made this way
