Eight
Sleeping At Last
[Verse 1]
I remember the minute
It was like a switch was flipped—
I was just a kid who grew up strong enough
To pick this armor up
And suddenly it fit
God, that was so long ago, long ago, long ago
I was little, I was weak and perfectly naive
And I grew up too quick

[Chorus 1]
Now you won’t see all that I have to lose
And all I've lost in the fight to protect it
I won’t let you in, I swore never again
I can't afford, no, I refuse to be rejected

[Verse 2]
I want to break these bones 'til they're better
I want to break them right and feel alive
You were wrong, you were wrong, you were wrong—
My healing needed more than time
When I see fragile things, helpless things, broken things
I see the familiar
I was little, I was weak, I was perfect too
Now I’m a broken mirror
[Chorus 1]
But I can't let you see all that I have to lose
And all I’ve lost in the fight to protect it
I can't let you in, I swore never again
I can't afford to let myself be blindsided

[Verse 3]
I'm standing guard, I'm falling apart
And all I want is to trust you
Show me how to lay my sword down
For long enough to let you through
Here I am, pry me open
What do you want to know?
I’m just a kid who grew up scared enough
To hold the door shut
And bury my innocence
But here's a map, here's a shovel
Here’s my Achilles' heel
I’m all in, palms out, I’m at your mercy now
And I'm ready to begin
I am strong, I am strong, I am strong enough to let you in

[Chorus 2]
I’ll shake the ground with all my might
I will pull my whole heart up to the surface
For the innocent, for the vulnerable
I'll show up on the front lines with a purpose
And I’ll give all I have
I'll give my blood, give my sweat—
An ocean of tears will spill for what is broken
I’m shattered porcelain, glued back together again
Invincible like I've never been
Write the lyrics for a rock song made in 2019, titled "Eight", by artist "Sleeping At Last".