This One

I remember when you were younger then, so innocent
Life could not keep up with you and your big-eyed dreams
They failed you now it seems, tell me about it
You and I have stepped the same broken path to hell and back
You don't know it yet, but I do
I'm the only one who knows your truth

Nursing all your scars hidden from view, I can spot a few
They tell it all when words fall short, you were whole before
But now they're witnesses to the shattered promises
You came up to bat, you took a hit
You spent your life just getting over it
Picking up your pride strewn on the field
Asking if your hopes were even real

But here you are, standing anyway, anyway
And your scars are far, so far from landing in your way

This one goes out to you
For all the bullets, you stood brave through
I hope you hear me in my silent applause
Breaking down walls
I know you don't feel like one
But you're a hero for what you've done
And for this moment you will be unsung

This one goes out to you
This one goes out to you

You could never explain the sheer will it takes to keep your face
From crumbling into waves of pain, you could not describe it
What it means to hide it, to fight it
And did you ever think a heart could scream so loud
Until you're afraid it's falling out
No other living soul will say a thing
It's only dead quiet, deafening

But here you are surviving anyway, anyway
The fierce fire stops the dark from landing in your way, yeah

This one goes out to you
For all the pain that you powered through
I hope you hear me in my silent applause
Breaking down walls
I know you don't feel like one
But you're a hero for what you've done
For this moment you are not unsung

The world will never see you up on a billboard
Never name a building after you
And they'll never see your star on a sidewalk saying this award goes to you
And even those who fought far hardest, they may never ever get it
But I'm here to give you credit this one time, yeah

This one goes out to you
When nobody looks proud of you
I'm here, I'll be your cheering crowd
You've brought the house down
I know you don't feel like one
But you're a hero for what you've done
And right now, I'll say your time has come
For this moment you are not unsung

This one goes out to you
This one goes out to you, you