Nate Stein MT-BC Redwood City, CA

Lyrics: Life interrupted just as you're hitting your stride Is coming face to face with a solid wall of bricks Every day's been ever new as sun begins to rise When all is stopped, every breath you take is a gift So you gather every ounce of strength Resolve to fight for the win, One year later everything is clear It’s a bright green light for life to begin again But nobody ever tells you what it's like when you survive That moving forward always leaves a piece of you behind You force your hands loose when you'd rather clench 'em tight Nothing can prepare you for life...when you survive Days were exciting, the time you spent with friends Was proof that all the greatest things would never end, But suddenly, the sickness attacked, and sun went down again, The bedside view from a sterile room Caused the world to suspend So you gather every ounce of strength Resolve to fight for the win, One year later everything is clear But friends moved on, you've gotta start again And nobody ever tells you what it's like when you survive That moving forward always leaves a piece of you behind You force your hands loose when you'd rather clench 'em tight Nothing can prepare you for life...when you survive Being strong, and keeping to the course Battle's long, but enduring with their support Survive, hold on Alive, hold on Some days were full of hope, other days of pain But through it all, you showed the world bravery sustained Your heart was an umbrella against the pouring rain, Your heart was a shield made of steel, deflecting all the flames Nobody ever told you what it's like when you survive But you're no longer concerned about the pieces left behind You find your hands are loose, no more holding tight Nothing ever prepared you for life...when you survived