In A Minute

Verse 1
For a minute I could breathe again, felt the light against my skin,
For a minute I believed the world was finally letting me in.
But the moment cracked like porcelain, slipped right through my shaking hands,
Now I’m standing in the ruins of the life I tried to plan.

Pre‑Chorus
You want to hurt me?
Go on, take aim.
If it heals your hollow heart, you’ll still whisper my name.

Chorus
I was rising, I was healing, I was learning how to hope,
Then the floor gave out beneath me and I lost my way to cope.
I’m an easy mark, I speak too loud, I feel too much,
But I listen like a lifeline, like a wound you love to touch.
I’m not your villain, not your shadow, not your blame —
You shaped this version of me, but I won’t carry your shame.

Verse 2
I could turn cold like winter stone, let the frost replace my fire,
But your cynic’s crown is heavy with the weight of your own ire.
How dare you twist my tenderness like something you can break,
My body, my story — not a sacrifice you get to take.

Pre‑Chorus
You call me nothing,
Yet you still strike.
If I’m so small, why do you cling to every word I write?

Chorus
I was rising, I was healing, I was learning how to hope,
Then the floor gave out beneath me and I lost my way to cope.
I’m an easy mark, I speak too loud, I feel too much,
But I listen like a lifeline, like a wound you love to touch.
I’m not your villain, not your shadow, not your blame —
You shaped this version of me, but I won’t carry your shame.

Bridge (soft, echoing, almost whispered)
Dead… empty…
But I’m still breathing.
Numb… hollow…
But I’m still here.

Bridge — Rise
I won’t fall back into that darkness I fought so hard to leave,
Even when the night is calling, even when I barely breathe.
You won’t drag me to the place where I once thought I’d disappear —
I’m afraid, but I’m still fighting, and I’m stronger than my fear.

Final Chorus
I was rising, I was healing, and I’m learning still to try,
Even shattered, even trembling, I refuse to say goodbye.
I’m not the bad guy, not the ghost you tried to frame —
You made this version of me, but I’m reclaiming my name.

Evanescence, gothic rock, emotional female lead vocal with soft‑to‑powerful dynamics. Dark piano, atmospheric strings