Concrete Rose

Intro 

Yeah…

Pain made me quiet

But I’m still here

Verse 1

Grew up hearing I’d never be enough
Every word hit hard, every silence rough
Taught to hide my tears, keep my guard tight
Smiling in the day, breaking every night
No one taught me love, just shame and fear
Learned my body through pain, not care
Pre-Chorus 
I was fighting demons in a locked-up mind
Trying to survive in borrowed time

Hook / Chorus (Main)
I’m a concrete rose
Growing through the cracks they left in my soul
They tried to bury me under control
But I’m still here, yeah I’m still whole
Pain made me numb, I wore it close
Fake it to make it—concrete rose

Verse 2

Pills felt like heaven, turned into hell
Mind in a cell, couldn’t save myself
Looking for love where it don’t exist
Numb to the touch, just tryna feel something real
I carried peace for everybody else
While I was drowning, crying to myself

Bridge (Half-Time / Drop)
If I tell the truth, will you walk away?
Or will you see I’m just tryna be okay?
I’m healing slow, but I’m healing now
Still standing tall, even breaking down
Final Hook (Repeat / Stronger)
I’m a concrete rose
Growing through the cracks they left in my soul
They tried to bury me under control
But I’m still here, yeah I’m still whole
Pain made me numb, I wore it close
No more hiding—concrete rose

rap, female, live/ r&b