

Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 They clap for me like I won a war Like I’m some miracle that made it out But they don’t see the wreckage I drag behind me when I walk They say, “Look how far you’ve come” Like distance erased the scars Like surviving didn’t cost me Every soft part of my heart Pre-Chorus I bit my tongue, I held the line I learned to live in constant fight So tell me why it never ends Why pain keeps finding me again Chorus I didn’t survive all of that Just to wake up hurting every day I didn’t crawl out of hell To still be begging for okay I’m angry that I’m breathing When the damage never stops If this is what surviving is Then what was all that fighting for? Verse 2 Every morning it’s something new Another ache, another fear Another reminder my body Still remembers every year They say, “You’re so resilient” Like that’s supposed to feel like peace But resilience feels like punishment When relief never reaches me Pre-Chorus I carried more than I was built to hold I aged decades before I got old I did everything they asked of me So why won’t life just let me be? Chorus I didn’t survive all of that Just to live on constant guard I didn’t outrun the darkness To still be trapped inside my heart I’m angry at the universe For never calling it quits If this is the prize for staying alive I don’t understand the gift Bridge Don’t tell me I’m brave I didn’t have a choice Don’t tell me it made me stronger It just stole my voice I wanted a life, not a battlefield Not healing that never sticks I’m so tired of proving I can live like this Break (quiet, almost spoken) Some days I don’t want to die I just don’t want to hurt anymore Final Chorus I survived abuse, I survived the nights I survived when I shouldn’t have But surviving doesn’t feel like winning It just feels like doing math Counting losses, counting scars Counting reasons not to scream I stayed alive through everything But no one told me what it means Outro If I’m still here tomorrow Let it mean more than pain Because I didn’t survive the past To be punished every day
Tags
Emotional with Slow Progressions and Reflective Mood female vocals choir echos hurting guitar
4:13
No
12/31/2025