shine your diamond heart - Madilyn, Madilyn Bailey

Give me something classic

Something that’ll last forever

More durable than plastic

And stronger than leather

I don’t mean magic

I need something better

Something that comes from blood and sweat and tears

And years and years and years of pressure

I took all the sticks and stones

All the blows and bricks they throw

Everything that ever gave me scars

All the hurt and bridges burned

Every word and lesson learned

And turned it into art

And in time built a diamond heart

I built a diamond heart

Even in the night sky

Scars keep glowing

Even under concrete

Flowers keep growing

They said I’d never make it

But I keep going

Oh, 'cause life is more than just survival

Every step is my revival

I took all the sticks and stones

All the blows and bricks they throw

Everything that ever gave me scars

All the hurt and bridges burned

Every word and lesson learned

And turned it into art

And in time built a diamond heart

When the light hits me just right

It’s like no other

The storm and the rain

Made a million colors

All the flowers blooming summer

Light has cut in

Through the darkest hour

And I call it art

It all made a diamond heart

I built a diamond heart

I built a diamond heart