[Verse 1]
You were a bullet that I dodged, a sickness that I never caught
A building burning down and I can see that now
Your way with words was pretty
'Til eventually they're ugly letters came on out
And I can hear it now

[Pre-Chorus]
While you were killin' me, I got stronger
If I'da stayed one second longer

[Chorus]
I never would've seen this side
Never hit this stride if I stayed tied down to you
Guess I should probably thank you, maybe raise a drink to
Everything I gained when I cut ya loose
No, I didn't just survive
Boy, without you, now I thrivе
I thrive, thrive

[Verse 2]
Every littlе lie and every tear you made me cry
I swear I should've drowned, instead I swam on out
Every time you tore me down brick by brick
Made it easier to crash through that ceiling
And honestly I'm hitting me an all-time high
Guess you got one thing right

[Chorus]
'Cause I never would've seen this side
Never hit this stride if I stayed tied down to you
Guess I should probably thank you, maybe raise a drink to
Everything I gained when I cut ya loose
No, I didn't just survive
Boy, without you, now I thrive
I thrive, thrive
I didn't just survive, 'vive
[Bridge]
I didn't just survive, boy, without you, now I thrive
I more than, more than, more than made it out alive
I didn't just survive, boy, without you, now I thrive
I more than, more than, more than made it out alive

[Chorus]
I never would've seen this side
Never hit this stride if I stayed tied down to you
Guess I should probably thank you, maybe raise a drink to
Everything I gained when I cut ya loose
No, I didn't just survive
Boy, without you, now I thrive
I thrive, thrive
I didn't just survive (I didn't just survive, boy, without you, now I thrive)
'Vive (I more than, more than, more than made it out alive)

[Outro]
I didn't just survive, boy, without you, now I thrive
I more than, more than, more than made it out alive