"You gave ground to the enemy. You let the lies stand
And now you build your house of straw up on new sands"
Her words like thunder in my sky, I tried to push away
"But listen close," she said to me, "this lesson's here to stay"
You must become the stone. You must become the blade
Never let anyone take what should be yours again
No one ever starts from scratch, no one leaves it all behind
Memories weave into your soul, and shape the life you find
No do overs, just moving on, the past your constant guide
Lessons learned, bridges burned, within your scars reside
Think a new address can grant another go at life?
Consider dear that you might be the source of all your strife
Leave behind the pity cycle, that tired old refrain
Of giving power to others, and ceding your domain
You must become the stone. You must become the blade
Never let anyone take what should be yours again
No one ever starts from scratch, no one leaves it all behind
Memories weave into your soul, and shape the life you find
No do overs, just moving on, the past your constant guide
Lessons learned, bridges burned, within your scars reside
I'll become the stone on which I'm gonna forge
And molten steel to burn away the lies on which I've gorged
Shape myself into a blade that no one will ever dare
And protect all the things about which I do care
No one ever starts from scratch, no one leaves it all behind
Memories weave into your soul, and shape the life you find
No do overs, just moving on, the past your constant guide
Lessons learned, bridges burned, within your scars reside
Though many years have passed I carry her lessons still
They have served me well and forget them I never will
I did became the stone and I did became the blade
And God help anyone who touches what's mine again