(Verse 1)
I stood in rooms where every mouth was frozen
Where truth was shaking, begging to be spoken
But everyone just stared at floors and phones
Like silence was a place they felt at home
I felt the weight of words that no one wanted
They echoed in my chest like something haunted
And even though my voice was paper-thin
I knew if I didn’t speak, the dark would win
(Pre-Chorus)
And I was scared, yeah I was breaking
But someone had to say it
(Chorus)
So I spoke up when nobody else did
I lit a match in a world that refused it
I was shaking, but I still stood tall
’Cause if I didn’t rise, then we’d all fall
And even though they turned away from me
Like truth was something they didn’t want to see
I was the fire in the cold, dim room
The only one who heard the truth
(Verse 2)
I learned that silence is the softest killer
It grows in corners, makes the shadows bigger
And sometimes people know what’s right
But fear will steal the courage from their eyes
I saw their hands curl tight around their secrets
Saw every heart too scared to really speak it
And maybe they will never say my name
But I still carry pride inside my pain
(Pre-Chorus)
And I was tired, yeah I was breaking
But someone had to say it
(Chorus)
So I spoke up when nobody else did
I lit a match in a world that refused it
I was shaking, but I still stood tall
’Cause if I didn’t rise, then we’d all fall
And even though they turned away from me
Like truth was something they didn’t want to see
I was the fire in the cold, dim room
The only one who heard the truth
(Bridge)
Maybe I’ll never be the hero
Maybe I’ll always stand alone
But I’ll be damned if I stay quiet
While the world pretends it’s stone
If my voice is just a whisper
At least it’s louder than their fear
I’ll keep shouting into darkness
Till the silence disappears
(Final Chorus)
I spoke up when nobody else did
Held the line even though they dismissed it
I was fragile, but I didn’t fall
I became the spark that burned the wall
And even if the world forgets my name
I know I fought the cold with flame
I was the voice in a soundless room
The only one who told the truth
BLACKLARK
