Knocking Them Down

[Verse 1] It's hard to break The habits I made From a childhood bruised And a heart mislaid All the secrets and lies Stacked up in me Defense walls rising Like I couldn’t breathe [Pre-Chorus] They used to keep me safe When the nights got mean Now the same old shield Is cutting through me I feel it crack I hear it fall I don’t need fear To guard it all [Chorus] I’m knocking them down Watch them hit the ground The walls don’t own me now I’m coming out It used to keep me safe Now it’s killing who I am I’m done with the hiding I’m reaching out my hand [Verse 2] I flinch at love I brace for the blow But your steady voice Keeps telling me go Every shattered lie Every scar I wore Can’t stay buried deep In my chest anymore [Pre-Chorus] They used to keep me safe When the nights got mean Now the same old shield Is cutting through me I feel it crack I hear it fall I don’t need fear To guard it all [Chorus] I’m knocking them down Watch them hit the ground The walls don’t own me now I’m coming out It used to keep me safe Now it’s killing who I am I’m done with the hiding I’m reaching out my hand [Bridge] Take the hidden shame Take the hard old pain I lay it in Your hands I won’t run again Grace, pull me through the flame Wash away the stain I was built to survive Now I’m learning how to change [Final Chorus – Bigger] I’m knocking them down Let them crash to the ground The walls don’t own me now I’m breaking out It used to keep me safe Now it’s killing who I am I’m done with the hiding This is where I stand [Outro] Redemption in my veins Redemption in my chest I’m learning how to live Not just to protect