Lyric

I'm standing on the shoulders of the strong

Those who came before and wrote the song

I didn't start this fire, but I tend it well

I carry forward what they could not tell

Every word I speak belongs to them

Their sacrifice is in my stem

I'm carried forward by the ones before

I open up a bigger door

What they gave to me, I give to you

That's how the circle breaks on through

I'm not the hero of this story told

I'm just the bridge between the young and old

My job is simple—pass it on with grace

Make room for everyone to have a place

I'm grateful for the path that's been laid down

I'm grateful for the hands that wear the crown

I'm carried forward by the ones before

I open up a bigger door

What they gave to me, I give to you

That's how the circle breaks on through

Legacy's not about your name in lights

It's about lifting up the next one's fight

So I will honor where I come from true

And make the path wider for the new

I'm carried forward by the ones before

I open up a bigger door

What they gave to me, I give to you

That's how the circle breaks on through