Dragged My Dream Alive

[Intro]
Cold nights
Thin coat
One hope
That’s all I was holding

Empty fridge
Late rent
No halo
Just storms unfolding

[Verse 1]
I was writing on a bus pass
Ink ran when the rain hit
Whole world saying "fall back"
Heart said "nah, this ain’t it"

Slept on floors, chase that vision
Friends turned ghost, then distant
Every “no” just fed my hunger
Every loss built my resistance

They laughed when I mapped my future
On a napkin, coffee stain border
Said, "Grow up, go take orders"
I grew teeth, bit through that torture

Kept my fire in a matchbox
Wind tried hard to blow it out
Held my hand around that spark
Till my fingers bled from doubt

[Chorus]
I dragged my dream alive
Through the dirt, through the fire, through the night
They tried to break my mind
But I turned every wound into light
When the whole world pushed me under
I came back loud like thunder
I dragged my dream alive
Yeah, I dragged my dream alive

[Verse 2]
Mama cried at the kitchen table
Bills stacked like a brick wall
I swore I’d flip that fable
Carve my name in the hard stone, stand tall

Bagpipes scream like battle calls
Violins cut through the silence
Guitars growl under every scar
That’s the sound of my defiance

I was choking on the cheap smoke
Clocked in, heart clocked out
Break room thoughts, big hopes
Boss talk small, I tuned him out

Walking home with my feet numb
Winter air in my thin lungs
Every step like a war drum
Every doubt got its head rung

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Every time they buried me
They just fed the roots
Every time they cursed my name
I wore it like a suit

Hands blistered from the dragging
Dream heavy, road rough
But I’m built from every setback
Iron faith, jagged luck

[crescendo]
Hear that pipe cry high
Hear that string line rise
Hear that guitar strike
That’s the sound of my life

[Chorus]