Fractured Reflections

I'm standing here with a crooked grin They say I've lost I'll never win Whispers cut like broken glass Telling me my time has passed They call me a shadow of what I could be Pointing fingers at the cracks they see Friends fade like smoke in the air Family tangled in silent stares But I'm not the picture they paint of me I'm more than the scars they choose to see Lonely lost-yeah I've been there before But these fractured reflections don't tell the score They say I'm crawling but I'm climbing high Counting me out while I reach for the sky Label me a dreamer who never found ground But they don't hear the thunder in my sound I've burned through bridges yeah I know But ashes teach where rivers won't flow They watch my silence think I'm weak But they don't know the fire I keep But I'm not the picture they paint of me I'm more than the scars they choose to see Lonely lost-yeah I've been there before But these fractured reflections don't tell the score I'm not the picture they paint of me I'm more than the scars they choose to see Lonely lost-yeah I've been there before But these fractured reflections don't tell the score I may be bruised but I'm standing strong This is my life my own damn song I'll bear the weight I'll face the blame 'Cause I'm more than the letters spelling my name I'm not the picture they paint of me I'm more than the scars they choose to see Lonely lost-yeah I've been there before But these fractured reflections don't tell the score I'm not the picture they paint of me I'm more than the scars they choose to see Lonely lost-yeah I've been there before But these fractured reflections don't tell the score So let them talk let them say I'm still rising day by day Each scar a story each bruise a line In this fractured life I'm doing fine