From the recording Ryland
“If This Didn’t Kill Me” is a gritty yet hopeful anthem that blends Ryland Fisher’s country-rock edge with a soulful sense of resilience. Fueled by driving guitars, a singalong chorus, and lyrics that balance heartbreak with hard-won clarity, this track walks the line between letting go and pushing forward. It’s country with a backbone — made for anyone who’s been knocked down but not out.
Lyrics
There's the bed where you laid yourself
For the last time baby, next to me
There's the shirt you left on the floor
Yeah just like me, you don’t want it no more
There's the ring that you saw in the window
Held me like you'd never let go
Never figured on the hard times did ya?
Don’t ya know I was right there with ya dying too
But I woke up breathing, and I can't believe it
I’m still, still alive without you
My broken heart, it just keeps on beating
Guess I don’t need you like I used to
You up and turned this man into a man of steel
If this didn't kill me
Baby, nothing will
They say down the line, time’ll heal what you done to me
Hey baby don’t you worry, I don’t feel a damn thing
Now there's no one to be here for
Hope you find what you're looking for
I laid down soon as you left
And I tried to sleep myself to death
But I woke up breathing, and I can't believe it
I’m still, still alive without you
My broken heart, it just keeps on beating
Guess I don’t need you like I used to
You up and turned this man into a man of steel
If this didn't kill me
Baby, nothing will
But I woke up breathing, and I can't believe it
I’m still, still alive without you
My broken heart, it just keeps on beating
Guess I don’t need you like I used to, no
You up and turned this man into a man of steel
If this didn't kill me
If this didn't kill me
Baby, nothing will
Baby, nothing will