The Intention
Pain reframed as creation — depth forged by what you've been through. The album's fire. Anchored in the line "I was carved, not broken."
Lyrics
Verse 1
The heaviest season taught me how to rest
The longest silence taught me what to say
Not because the hard was meant to bless
But because I chose to use it anyway
Pre-Chorus
And I didn't know what I was making
But I can see it now
Chorus
I was carved, not broken
I was carved, not broken
Every tear a chisel on my bones
I turned the pain into a place I call my own
Verse 2
No it wasn't kind and it wasn't fair
And I won't say the hurt was meant to be
But I took what was left when the dust had cleared
And I built something good from what it did to me
Pre-Chorus
Yeah I didn't know what I was making
But I can feel it now
Chorus
I was carved, not broken
I was carved, not broken
Every tear a chisel on my bones
I turned the pain into a place I call my own
Bridge
Yeah it cut like a blade through everything I was
But I found the me buried underneath
Chorus
I was carved, not broken
I was carved, not broken
Every tear a chisel on my bones
I turned the pain into a place I call my own
Outro
I was made by what I made it through
I was made by what I made it through
How to Use This Song
For the days when you're tempted to call yourself broken. This song reframes what you've survived as the thing that gave you depth.
The affirmation it reinforcesI was carved, not broken.
The album's most dynamic, building track.
If This Song Speaks to You
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