Verse 1
Another sunrise, another war inside,
A thousand voices tell me I should hide.
Every step feels heavier than before,
Dragging chains across a splintered floor.
I wear a smile like borrowed skin,
While every battle starts within.
The mirror knows the man I fear,
Repeating lies I’ve learned to hear.
Pre-Chorus
How long can I outrun the sound
Of my own heart breaking down?
Chorus
I’m drowning in the weight of my name,
Convincing myself that I’m the one to blame.
Every scar reminds me I was never enough,
Every breath feels harder than it should.
Tell me…
How do I silence the war in my head?
How do I believe there’s a life worth living ahead?
When every day I’m fighting the feeling
That I was never enough to begin with.
Verse 2
These walls were built with every fear,
Every “you’ll never make it” ringing in my ears.
I’ve carried shame until it felt like home,
Even in a crowded room, I’ve stood alone.
Every failure cuts a little deeper,
Every dream feels farther out of reach.
I’m searching for a reason to believe
There’s still something left inside of me.
Pre-Breakdown
I’m tired of living beneath the shadow
Of everything I never became.
I’m tired of measuring my worth
Against voices that only know my pain.
Breakdown
I AM NOT THE LIES!
I AM NOT THE FEAR!
I AM NOT THE CHAINS
THAT HAVE HELD ME HERE!
You don’t define me!
You don’t own me!
I refuse to disappear!
Even if I fall a thousand times,
I’ll drag myself back to my feet.
You can bury my hope—
But you’ll never bury me.
Bridge
Maybe healing isn’t loud.
Maybe it’s choosing to keep breathing.
Maybe courage is found
In surviving another day.
If tomorrow comes,
I’ll meet it with shaking hands…
But I’ll still meet it.
Final Chorus
I’m learning that my name isn’t failure.
I’m learning these scars don’t decide who I am.
The voice in my head may never be silent,
But it doesn’t get the final word.
One day I’ll see
What everyone else tried to tell me—
That I was always worth more
Than the lies I believed.
Outro
The doubt still whispers…
But it no longer decides who I become.
Today I survive.
Tomorrow…
I’ll learn to live.
VAYNE
