Through It All Songtext
von Edge Park

Girlhood taught her hell
In a house full of teeth
Tiny hands, bruised knees
Learning hurt was routine
She kept her voice tucked in
Like a match in her sleeve
But the fire never died
It just waited on me

Oh, they tried to bury her name
Tried to make her feel ashamed
Every cut, every lie
She still stood up in the rain

She stayed soft, she stayed strong
Held her heart all the damn long
World went hard, played so mean
Still she came out clean and keen
She stayed soft, she stayed strong
That girl lived through it all


By grown woman years
It was still coming down
Hands like bad weather
Too close all around
She learned quick how to leave
Without leaving herself
Took the hurt off the shelf
And put love to love on herself

She looked the devil in the face
Said, "You don′t own me now"
Kept her head up high
When they tried to drag her down
Oh, they tried to bury her name
Tried to make her feel ashamed
Every cut, every lie
She still stood up in the rain

She stayed soft, she stayed strong
Held her heart all the damn long
World went hard, played so mean
Still she came out clean and keen
She stayed soft, she stayed strong
That girl lived through it all


And if you knew her, you'd know the truth
She was forged in the worst
And still chose love for you
Ain′t that a bitch? Ain't that grace?
How a broken thing
Can still shine on her face

She stayed soft, she stayed strong
Held her heart all the damn long
World went hard, played so mean
Still she came out clean and keen
She stayed soft, she stayed strong
That girl lived through it all

She stayed soft, she stayed strong
And she loved through it all