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Lyrics
[Verse 1 — sparse, intimate, wounded]
I have walked through empty hallways,
Been flayed for every word,
Carried truths they called delusions,
While my cries went unheard.
I have watched the hands that held me,
Turn and point me toward the blade,
The room was filled with laughter,
Lost within the masquerade.
[Chorus — restrained lift, building resolve]
You can count what it cost me,
Every scar and every doubt,
You can name the ways you broke me,
But you cannot count me out.
I have bent beneath the burden,
Learned what I could live without.
You can count what it cost me,
But you cannot count me out.
[Verse 2 — tentative warmth, slowly opening]
The laughter sounded hollow,
The music lost its hold,
The room had lost its rhythm,
I took one step in the cold.
The world didn’t end,
Repercussion never came,
Perception starts to bend,
As I finally said my name.
[Chorus — stronger, growing confidence]
You can count what it cost me,
Every scar and every doubt,
You can name the ways you broke me,
But you cannot count me out.
I have bent beneath the burden,
Learned what I could live without.
You can count what it cost me,
But you cannot count me out.
[Verse 3 — rising power, drums building]
My voice grew larger as I stood,
My eyes held theirs in truth,
I finally believed that I could,
Standing there became the proof.
My spine grew straight, my shoulders squared,
My moxie took control,
My head rose high, my eyes now dared,
To claim what fear once stole.
[Chorus — powerful, full arrangement]
You can count what it cost me,
Every scar and every doubt,
You can name the ways you broke me,
But you cannot count me out.
I have bent beneath the burden,
Learned what I could live without.
You can count what it cost me,
But you cannot count me out.
[Verse 4 — open, assured, warm]
The ballroom’s far behind me,
Their music’s growing small,
Their masks no longer bind me,
I don’t need to know at all.
I laugh without permission,
Their hatred lost its weight,
I live by my own definition,
I won’t let them choose my fate.
[Final Chorus — soaring, full power]
You can count what it cost me,
Every scar and every doubt,
You can name the ways you broke me,
But you cannot count me out.
I have bent beneath the burden,
But I’m standing here somehow,
There’s a whole life left before me,
And I’m here to live it now.
[Instruments fall away]
You can count what it cost me,
[Voice exposed]
But you cannot count me out.
Details
GeneratedAug 18, 2026
Duration5:00
LanguageEnglish
Style
Cinematic alt-rock, female mezzo, piano and strings into drums and guitars; wounded restraint blooms into fierce triumph
Credits
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Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthModelAria v5.5
