This scab that I have torn I've torn to feel reborn But I'm not here to break down And every single stone Been shoved inside my bones But I'm not here to break down The blade goes deep and must cut it before it heals We must cut before it Bleed before it heals The slaves and beasts that nobody wants to be Well I said it's time I said it's time to free you Every breath in me I count another victory I know that I'm the author of survival Forgiveness is the force More powerful than any war The hate dies as the women scream revival And all this state of fear (all of this fear) I've kept it all too near Near to my mind And I must let it drain out Walking on this glass (walking on glass) The pieces crushed too fast for me But I will not be cut out Silence squeezes denial til it's bleeding But I'm talking now I'm saying this out loud The apples and the leaves that are blooming on my trees Well I never thought you Never thought they'd grow again Every breath in me I count another victory I know that I'm the author of survival Forgiveness is the force More powerful than any war The hate dies as the women scream revival Revival Revival Every breath I count as nothing left I know that I'm my author of survival Forgiveness is the force Mmore powerful than any war The hate dies now The hate dies now The hate dies now The hate dies now The hate dies as the world needs a revival