Keeping Me Alive

You tried to hold me down, so I became a soldier

Built up all these walls, and now I'm climbin' over

Those nasty beasts are temping me

Oh, Lord, but I ain't goin' back

You take me for a fool, that doesn't make me foolish

Told me I was wrong, passion made you ruthless

Manipulate, it's just too late

Oh, Lord, 'cause I ain't goin' back no more

You're fuelin' up the flames, gonna show you what I'm made of

Breakin' every chain that you put on me

You thought I wouldn't change, but I grew on ya

Your son will never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without ya

Make it hard to leave, you think it's all about ya

You know I'll never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire

I tried to get this weight off of my shoulders

Built upon my strength, I'm finally takin' over

Complicate, I don't appreciate

Oh, Lord, 'cause I ain't goin' back no more

You're fuelin' up the flames, gonna show you what I'm made of

Breakin' every chain that you put on me

You thought I wouldn't change, but I grew on ya

Your son will never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without ya

Make it hard to leave, you think it's all about ya

You know I'll never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Keeping me alive

Keeping me alive

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Breakin' me, shakin' me, shapin' me into what I never wanted, oh

Breakin' me, shakin' me, makin' my beatin' heart a little stronger

(Stronger, strong, baby)

Breakin' every chain that you put on me

You thought I wouldn't change, but I grew on ya

'Cause I will never be what you wanted

This fire, this fire, this fire is keeping me alive

Breakin' every chain that you put on me

You thought I wouldn't change, but I grew on ya

Your son will never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Making me believe I couldn't do without ya

Make it hard to leave, you think it's all about ya

You know I'll never be what you wanted

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive

Keeping me alive

Keeping me alive

This fire (This fire), this fire is keeping me alive