Raised in the Silence

[Verse] I was raised in the silence cold nights no heat Dreams in my head but no shoes on my feet Mama worked doubles I was lost in the street Learned how to hustle just to make ends meet Shadows on the walls whispered secrets at night I fought with my demons but I lost every fight The stars seemed distant like they laughed at my plight I prayed for a sunrise but was stuck in the night [Chorus] I built my wings from the tears I shed Found my strength in the words unsaid Raised in the silence but I won't stay dead The fire inside me burns bright instead [Verse 2] Echoes of hunger in an empty room Felt like my future was a pending doom But I kept moving like the clock's soft tick Every second a struggle every moment thick They told me my dreams were too big for this place But I saw the universe in my own face Turned my pain to a rhythm my fear to a pace Now the silence I came from is my saving grace [Bridge] They said the world would break me But it only made me The cracks in my heart Are where the light saved me