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Built to Last is a story of collapse, survival, and transformation. These lyrics walk through the ruins of a broken life — health slipping away, marriage fading in silence, the weight of watching kids pack bags — and turn that pain into defiance. It’s about walking away not to quit but to breathe again. Every verse paints the climb out of the wreckage: building from dirt, planting seeds, raising chickens, finding a love that sees the broken self and chooses to stay. The hook is a mantra of resilience: “Every day I rise.” This isn’t about perfection or reaching the top — it’s about refusing to stay down, choosing survival, showing your kids and yourself that strength is forged in persistence. A raw confessional that turns scars into proof you’re still standing, still alive, and still rising.

Lyrics:

I’m standing in the ruins of a dream gone cold
Plans slipped through my fingers like dust and gold
Time won’t stop, it keeps dragging me on
Thought I had control, but that control is gone

Body hit the floor, hallway spinning ‘round
Post office future never came to town
Whispers in my head say I’ll never be enough
Depression digs deeper, anxiety rough
Watched my kids pack bags, silence in the air
Eighteen years fading, love wasn’t there
No fights, no fire, just the sound of the void
Two ghosts in a house, both paranoid

Staying felt like dying, I was gasping for breath
Had to walk away just to outrun death
Told myself the ending wasn’t written in stone
Even in the rubble, I could carve out my own

I rise every day, I rise every day
I’m not who I was, I’m finding my way
Might not hit the top, might never arrive
But I’m stronger each time that I choose to survive

Stronger than the man who fell
Every rise rewrites the shell
Still standing, still alive
Every day I rise, I rise

Built rebellion in my hands, a brand from the dirt
Turned broken into canvas, made the wreckage work
Seeds in the garden, chickens in the yard
Proof you can grow when the world makes it hard
Found a love that stayed when the mask fell apart
She met the broken me, still gave me her heart
Not just love but building, brick after brick
Teaching me to climb when the bottom felt sick

Still a father showing up, still a partner who believes
Still a dreamer in the ruins, planting songs like seeds
The doubts keep whispering, did I ruin their lives
But I rise through the questions, I rise when I try

I rise every day, I rise every day
I’m not who I was, I’m finding my way
Might not hit the top, might never arrive
But I’m stronger each time that I choose to survive

Stronger than the man who fell
Every rise rewrites the shell
Still standing, still alive
Every day I rise, I rise

She didn’t meet the crown, she met the broken me
And still she built beside me, still she let me be
My kids won’t see a father frozen, stuck in disguise
They’ll see a man who fought, who refused to hide
Not perfect, not finished, but I’m not the same
The man at the bottom and the man now don’t share a name

I rise every day, I rise every day
I’m not who I was, I’m finding my way
Might not hit the top, might never arrive
But I’m stronger each time that I choose to survive
Still standing, still breathing, still alive
Every day I rise, I rise

One note carries forward, echoes from the past
The story isn’t ending — this rise is built to last

Built To Last

....a thigh slapping, mouth organ led slice of barnyard disco that rumbles along like a freight train....

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