I used to fear what lay outside my door
"You're safe in here," they said, "Out there's an ugly war"
"Don't bother trying, you won't make it out a live, darling".


It took some time for me to finally see
They never took the steps to walk these streets

So I broke down the door and taught myself to drive

So, don't let people tell you

What you can and can't do
'Cause I am walking proof


Sure, I've made some mistakes
But my heart's in the right place
And that's what matters most


Live what you love so you can love what you do
Don't let your rues and insecurities stop you

Only you know what's right for you inside your heart, darling

I used to fear what lay outside my door

Now I'm in armor fighting for this passion war
Yeah, I broke down that door and taught myself to drive


And I want you to see
That I won't let you destroy me
'Cause I always get up after I fall to the ground

And I won't let you knock me down
Won't let you knock me down


All the letters and numbers and pages and notes
Eternal branded bodies with the words I wrote
For years, I've been told how a piece of me has helped

But what you've really done is help me to help myself

I never learned how to swim but that won't slow me down

I'll just keep moving forward so that I'll never drown
And when I bleed from my lungs and the sharks taste the red
They'll see the strength I hold inside and wish they were dead


I never learned how to swim but that won't slow me down
I'll just keep moving further so that I'll never drown

Now this is just the beginning though it's been a long start
And it's always been you and I attached at the heart


Don't let people tell you
What you can and can't do
'Cause I am walking proof