Part Three - “The Wonderful Story of…”

[Intro]
At one, I was starting life,
At two, I lost a piece I can’t reclaim.
[Verse 1]
Before I even learned my name,
At seven, the world turned cold and cruel.
I learned my body could be a tool,
At ten, I learned what hunger meant.
Empty plates, my spirit spent,
At eleven, pills and smoke filled our home.
I became the parent, my childhood gone.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
At thirteen, I vanished on paper and screen,
No school, no help — two lost years between.
At fourteen, I sent her pills down the drain,
Tired of the chaos, tired of the pain.
At fifteen, my father raised a gun to his head,
Then turned it on me — I should’ve been dead.
At sixteen, high school began while life fell apart,
My mother was behind bars, and it tore my heart.
[Chorus 1]
All these years, my heart was bruised,
Every hand I held, I was used.
Broken before I even knew,
Pain became the only truth.
[Verse 2]
At eighteen, I moved back into my mom’s life of high,
Strangers knocking and coming in all hours of the night.
The yelling muffled, shook down the house,
I learned to hide, feeling so alone.
At nineteen, someone took the name I own,
Left me in debt and struggling alone.
At twenty-one, I finally held my diploma in hand,
Starting life three years behind, just trying to stand.
At twenty-three, I loved her true and wide,
Her storms became my storms, I had nowhere to hide.
Her pain seeped in, and mine was born anew,
I gave my all, but she broke me too.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
At twenty-four, I stepped into the call,
Wearing the badge, I faced it all.
At twenty-five, the badge led me to dread,
Blood and bodies, the worst of mankind I tread.
I ran toward screams, the dying, the fire,
Nightmares etched in my chest, memories that never tire.
At twenty-six, I was living the best years of my life,
Not knowing which day would be my last.
[Chorus 2]
Every color burned clear and bright,
But the past still haunted me at night.
Life was fleeting, shadows cast,
I was living, but my soul moved fast.
[Verse 3]
At twenty-eight, I had to throw it all away,
The colors drained, the world turned gray.
Every taste turned bitter, every joy to ash,
Life hit the brakes — a silent, burning crash.
At twenty-nine, I let my heart open wide,
Someone’s love reached the places I’d locked inside.
At thirty, I saw the mask of love fade,
All that I held was just a charade.
[Bridge]
I carry every scar, every shattered day,
Memories like ghosts that won’t go away.
Pain has been my guide, my curse, my song,
It taught me where I’ve been, and where I don’t belong.
The love I sought, the warmth I craved,
Fell through my fingers, left me unbraved.
Yet even in the darkest night,
A faint spark flickers — a fragile light.
[Final Chorus / Outro]
All these years, my heart was bruised,
Every hand I held, I was used.
Broken before I even knew,
Pain became the only truth.
Through the cracks, a shadowed light,
I’m still here, surviving the night.
[Bridge]
I carry every scar, every shattered day,
Memories like ghosts that won’t go away.
Pain has been my guide, my curse, my song,
It taught me where I’ve been, and where I don’t belong.
The love I sought, the warmth I craved,
Fell through my fingers, left me unbraved.
Yet even in the darkest night,
A faint spark flickers — a fragile light.
[Final Chorus / Outro]
All these years, my heart was bruised,
Every hand I held, I was used.
Broken before I even knew,
Pain became the only truth.
Through the cracks, a shadowed light,
I’m still here, surviving the night.

Alternative/indie, gothic, emo punk, male