Lyric

I wake up late to the ache in my hands

Keys on the counter, a rent I can stand

Shoes by the door and a bruise on my pride

Still I put on my face and I step outside

I got a small crowd of hopes in my chest

One for the love and one for the rest

You text me, “you good?” and I say, “I’m okay”

Then I carry the weight through the regular day

We bend, we break, we build again

We lose some time, but not the flame

If the world gets loud, I say your name

And the broken parts start moving the same

Keep me here

Keep me near

We still rise

Through the fear

Hold my hand

Through the mess

This is how

We make less

Keep me here

Keep me near

Love stays strong

Year to year

Work gets hard

Life gets rough

We still sing

That’s enough

At the bus stop, faces are tired and kind

Teenage dreams and a silvered mind

Some are learning, some are letting go

Some still run like they’ve got more road

In the kitchen, the bills on the ledge

A cracked little bowl, a spoon at the edge

You laugh in the frame of a flickering screen

And somehow the room feels bigger than it seems

We bend, we break, we build again

We lose some time, but not the flame

If the world gets loud, I say your name

And the broken parts start moving the same

Keep me here

Keep me near

We still rise

Through the fear

Hold my hand

Through the mess

This is how

We make less

Keep me here

Keep me near

Love stays strong

Year to year

Work gets hard

Life gets rough

We still sing

That’s enough

There’s a warning sign on the edge of my mouth

Say what you mean, don’t talk me down

I learned the hard way what silence can do

It builds a wall where a doorway grew

So I choose the truth with a softer voice

Not every battle deserves my noise

Some days you win by standing still

Some days you heal by learning to feel

We bend, we break, we build again

We lose some time, but not the flame

If the world gets loud, I say your name

And the broken parts start moving the same

Keep me here

Keep me near

We still rise

Through the fear

Hold my hand

Through the mess

This is how

We make less

Keep me here

Keep me near

Love stays strong

Year to year

Work gets hard

Life gets rough

We still sing

That’s enough

For the ones who are tired of starting over

For the ones who are carrying more than they show

For the young ones reaching, the old ones remembering

For every heart that still wants to grow

If I fall, lift me with your chorus

If you fall, I’ll be there in time

Not perfect, no

Just present

Just trying to keep the line

Keep me here

Keep me near

We still rise

Through the fear

Hold my hand

Through the mess

This is how

We make less

Keep me here

Keep me near

Love stays strong

Year to year

Work gets hard

Life gets rough

We still sing

That’s enough

Keep me here

Keep me near

We still rise

We still rise

Hold my hand

Through the dark

We are here

We are here