Verse 1
I grew up learning how to disappear
Stay quiet, stay small, don’t shake the air
Every promise came with a clenched fist
Every dream had a price I couldn’t miss
I learned young how to swallow pain
Make a home in the storm, dance in the rain
Pre-Chorus
I was forged where the light never stayed
I didn’t break—I adapted
Chorus
I’m still standing where I shouldn’t be
On my own two feet, finally free
You don’t get to tell me who I am
I paid in blood just to take this stand
I’ve been down, I’ve been bent, I’ve been scarred
But you’ll never hold me down again
I’m still standing
Verse 2 darker, heavier groove
I carried weight that wasn’t mine
Fear stitched into my spine
They fed me doubt like it was truth
Said I’d never make it out alive
But I learned how to breathe underground
Turned survival into sound
Pre-Chorus
Every chain taught me where I was strong
Every fall proved them wrong
Chorus
I’m still standing where I shouldn’t be
On my own two feet, finally free
You don’t get to tell me who I am
I paid in blood just to take this stand
I’ve been down, I’ve been bent, I’ve been scarred
But you’ll never hold me down again
I’m still standing
Bridge
I WAS NEVER MEANT TO LAST
THAT’S WHAT YOU SAID
I LEARNED HOW TO LIVE
WITH A TARGET ON MY CHEST
TRY TO DRAG ME BACK
I’LL BITE MY WAY OUT
I DIDN’T SURVIVE
JUST TO BOW
Breakdown
Hold me down
I break the ground
Hands off now
I’m unbound
No more fear
No more cage
I earned this name
Final Chorus
I’m still standing, scars and all
I didn’t rise just to crawl
You don’t get to rewrite my past
But you won’t touch my future
I’ve been down, I’ve been bent, I’ve been scarred
But you’ll never hold me down again
I’m still standing
Outro
I didn’t win by luck—
I won by refusing to stay broken.