Verse 1
I learned how to carry silence like a name
Smile in rooms that never noticed when I bent
Held it together, did the math, stayed in my lane
They called it strength, I called it living half-spent
I slowed my breath, I named the ache
Stopped burning out just to feel okay
If I slipped, it wasn’t fate
I’m human, not what you made
Pre-Chorus
Peace don’t come from proving pain
It shows up when I walk away
Chorus
So I’m closing the chapter, not the book
Letting go of how it should’ve looked
I survived the nights no one knew
Still showed up, still pulled it through
I’m not bitter, I’m awake
I know what’s mine, I know what waits
2025, you played your part
I’m leaving lighter, leaving smart
Verse 2
Some goodbyes didn’t come with names
Some losses wore familiar faces
Dreams I outgrew, roles I played
Love that stayed but learned its place
I learned when silence speaks for me
When laughter keeps me from the deep
Some truths don’t need a scene
You just let them be
Pre-Chorus
I don’t chase closure anymore
Some doors don’t knock — they’re already closed
Chorus
So I’m closing the chapter, not the book
Letting go of how it should’ve looked
I survived the nights no one knew
Still showed up, still pulled it through
I’m not bitter, I’m awake
I know what’s mine, I know what waits
2025, you played your part
I’m leaving lighter, leaving smart
Bridge (half-time)
I don’t need permission to rest
Or proof that I did my best
I don’t owe pain another song
I stayed too long — now I’m gone
Final Chorus
I’m closing the chapter, not the book
This year taught me how to look
At myself with kinder eyes
At the future, no disguise
I forgive what couldn’t stay
Release what wasn’t mine to save
2025, you lit the spark
2026 — I choose the dark
(where stars are born)
Outro
Still here
Still breathing
Still becoming
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