The night was heavy, the silence cold I carried stories I never told But in the rhythm I found my way A brand new light breaks the break of day And now the music takes me high I feel the future in my stride This moment starts where the past will end I'm alive tonight, I can breathe again It's my first breath again Breaking out of the chains Every step that I take washes over the pain It's my first breath again I can rise, I can stand This is more than survival It's the start of who I am The weight is lifting, I feel it fade A stronger self in the moves I made Through every shadow I see the glow The beat reminds me I still can grow And now the music takes me high I feel the future in my stride This moment starts where the past will end I'm alive tonight, I can breathe again It's my first breath again Breaking out of the chains Every step that I take washes over the pain It's my first breath again I can rise, I can stand This is more than survival It's the start of who I am No more silence, no more fear Every heartbeat brings me here In the rhythm I begin Breathing life, my first breath again It's my first breath again Breaking out of the chains Every step that I take washes over the pain It's my first breath again I can rise, I can stand This is more than survival It's the start of who I am My first breath again