An Injured Man

[Verse 1]
Coffee gone cold
Boots by the door
I stare at the mirror
Like a long-drawn war
I got my father's jaw
And his quiet rage
Every year it grows
Like another cage
I'm an injured man, slow, deep
Walking through the fire that I keep
Scars on my chest
No one sees 'til I stand up on shaking knees
Life hits hard and it won't let go

[Chorus]
I'm an injured man
But I grow

[Verse 2]
Friends talk loud about simple things
I just nod along, feel the pull and stings
Every small goodbye scratches the wall
I learned how to laugh so I'm not alone
I'm an injured man, slow, deep
Walking through the fire that I keep
Scars on my chest
No one sees 'til I stand up on shaking knees
Life hits hard and it won't let go

[Chorus]
I'm an injured man
But I grow

[Bridge]
Strength is still as a shaking hand
That still reaches out, still takes a stand
Strength is stay when your voice is torn
Holding your sun like a sworn-over sworn
(Ooh)

[Chorus]
I'm an injured man, slow, deep
Carrying these stories that I keep
Scars on my chest
Meant for me, teach me how to bend, not to flee
Life hits hard and it won't let go

[Outro]
I'm an injured man
Learning slow
Boots by the door
I tie them tight
One more step into this hard life
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