Atlas: Eight

I remember the minute It was like a switch was flipped I was just a kid who grew Up strong enough To pick this armor up And suddenly it fit God, that was so long ago Long ago, long ago I was little, I was weak and perfectly naive And I grew up too quick Now you won't see All that I have to lose And all I've lost in the fight To protect it I won't let you in I swore never again I can't afford, no I refuse to be rejected I want to break these bones 'Til they're better I want to break them right And feel alive You were wrong You were wrong, you were wrong My healing needed more than time When I see fragile things Helpless things, broken things I see the familiar I was little, I was weak I was perfect too Now I'm a broken mirror But I can't let you see All that I have to lose All I've lost in the fight to protect it I can't let you in, I swore never again I can't afford to let Myself be blindsided I'm standing guard, I'm falling apart And all I want is to trust you Show me how to lay my sword down For long enough to let you through Here I am, pry me open What do you want to know? I'm just a kid who Grew up scared enough To hold the door shut And bury my innocence But here's a map, here's a shovel Here's my Achilles' heel I'm all in, palms out, I'm at your mercy Now and I'm ready to begin I am strong, I am strong I am strong enough to let you in I'll shake the ground with all my might I will pull my whole heart Up to the surface For the innocent, for the vulnerable I'll show up on the Front lines with a purpose And I'll give all I have I'll give my blood, I'll give my sweat An ocean of tears will Spill for what is broken I'm shattered porcelain Glued back together again Invincible like I've never been