Requiem

[Verse 1 — reflective, distant]

I used to pray for something clean
Something soft to save my soul
I wore the light like armor
Hoping it would make me whole

But every truth I tried to hold
Slipped straight through my hands
I was chasing something sacred
That was never who I am

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[Pre-Chorus — realization]

I bent myself into belief
I burned for something pure
But all the parts I tried to kill
Were the ones that made me sure

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[Chorus — the requiem]

This is a requiem for the light
For the girl I was before the night
I laid her down, I said goodbye
And I don’t regret the sacrifice

I’m done pretending I’m afraid
Of the dark that made me brave
If I’m broken, let it be
I found my truth in what they couldn’t see

This is a requiem

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[Verse 2 — clarity, strength]

I don’t need saving anymore
I don’t need heaven’s hand
I learned to stand in shadow
And finally understand

That loving you didn’t ruin me
It only cracked the frame
I stepped through what was left of me
And I was not the same

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[Pre-Chorus 2 — acceptance]

I don’t apologize for scars
They taught me how to breathe
I stopped begging for forgiveness
From the parts of me that bleed

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[Chorus 2 — fuller, more powerful]

This is a requiem for the light
For every lie I dressed as right
I laid them down, I let them die
And I don’t mourn the afterlife

I’m done pretending I’m afraid
Of the dark that made me brave
If I’m altered, let it show
I finally know the girl I chose

This is a requiem

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[Bridge — spoken/half-sung, ceremonial, soft, almost spoken]

I buried the version of me
That waited to be chosen
I closed the door
And I didn’t look back

If darkness is where I became honest
Then this is where I stay

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[Final Chorus — resolved, cinematic]

This is a requiem for the light
For the innocence I outgrew in time
I laid her down beneath the night
And rose from what I left behind

I’m not afraid of who I am
I don’t need to be redeemed
I didn’t lose myself to you
I became who I was meant to be

This is a requiem

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[Outro — quiet finality]

The dark didn’t take me…
It showed me how to see.

Dark cinematic alt-pop with haunting vocals, slow orchestral build, and calm, transformative emotional weight