Don’t mistake my silence

Verse 1

I learned early how to be gentle

When the world was never kind

I swallowed bruises, swallowed fear

So no one saw me cry

They called me sweet, they called me soft

Like that meant I couldn’t feel

But softness was how I survived

Not proof I wasn’t real

Pre-Chorus

I held everyone else together

While I bled in plain sight

Chorus

This is me showing my side of the pain

The anger I buried to keep the peace

Every bruise I learned to rename

Every scream I never released

I was abused, I was neglected

I was betrayed by the ones I trusted most

I stayed kind anyway

But don’t mistake that for weak

No

Don’t mistake me for weak

Verse 2

I kept forgiving like a habit

Like love meant letting it hurt

I let them cross every line

Just to prove I wasn’t the worst

They took my loyalty for granted

Took my heart like it was cheap

But you don’t drain someone dry

And expect them not to wake up deep

Pre-Chorus

I was quiet because I was surviving

Not because I didn’t know

Chorus

This is me ripping the veil away

Letting you see what I became

From hands that hurt, from love that failed

From promises spoken then betrayed

I stayed the sweetest, kindest soul

Even when it cost me everything

But once I break

Once I finally break

You should be afraid of me

Bridge

Not because I’ll hurt you

But because I won’t let you anymore

I won’t beg, I won’t bend

I won’t bleed just to be adored

My kindness had limits

You just never believed they were real

And now I’m done explaining

Why I feel what I feel

Break (low, steady)

I didn’t turn cold

I turned aware

Final Chorus

I survived abuse, neglect, betrayal

Still chose love when I could’ve turned mean

But survival taught me something sacred

About the power in being seen

I am gentle by nature

But forged in fire and truth

And once I stop protecting everyone else

I will finally protect me

Outro

So remember this

When my silence ends

I was always kind

You just pushed me

Until I couldn’t pretend