I remember when you were younger then, so innocent

Life could not keep up with you and your big-eyed dreams

They failed you now it seems, tell me about it

You and I have stepped the same broken path to hell and back

You don't know it yet, but I do

I'm the only one who knows your truth

Nursing all your scars hidden from view, I can spot a few

They tell it all when words fall short, you were whole before

But now they're witnesses to the shattered promises

You came up to bat, you took a hit

You spent your life just getting over it

Picking up your pride strewn on the field

Asking if your hopes were even real

But here you are, standing anyway, anyway

And your scars are far, so far from landing in your way

This one goes out to you

For all the bullets, you stood brave through

I hope you hear me in my silent applause

Breaking down walls

I know you don't feel like one

But you're a hero for what you've done

And for this moment you will be unsung

This one goes out to you

This one goes out to you

You could never explain the sheer will it takes to keep your face

From crumbling into waves of pain, you could not describe it

What it means to hide it, to fight it

And did you ever think a heart could scream so loud

Until you're afraid it's falling out

No other living soul will say a thing

It's only dead quiet, deafening

But here you are surviving anyway, anyway

The fierce fire stops the dark from landing in your way, yeah

This one goes out to you

For all the pain that you powered through

I hope you hear me in my silent applause

Breaking down walls

I know you don't feel like one

But you're a hero for what you've done

For this moment you are not unsung

The world will never see you up on a billboard

Never name a building after you

And they'll never see your star on a sidewalk saying this award goes to you

And even those who fought far hardest, they may never ever get it

But I'm here to give you credit this one time, yeah

This one goes out to you

When nobody looks proud of you

I'm here, I'll be your cheering crowd

You've brought the house down

I know you don't feel like one

But you're a hero for what you've done

And right now, I'll say your time has come

For this moment you are not unsung

This one goes out to you

This one goes out to you, you