Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Two bedrooms, one thin wall
A door that never felt safe
My name called sharp through the hall
Like I had to earn my place
Late dinners, cold plates
Bills stacked on the table
I learned to read the mood
Before I learned to be stable
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my shoes by the bed
Kept my heart small and quiet
I knew the shape of a storm
Even when no one would say it
But something in me stayed lit
Like a match in the rain
I was split in half then
Now I’m whole in a new way
[Chorus]
I am not that house
I am not those walls
I am not the fear
That made me fold so small
I am wide open now
I am strong and unconfined
Look at me today
I survived, I survived
[Verse 2]
There were broken promises
And days I went unseen
I learned to make myself thin
So I could live in between
A locked jaw, a full backpack
A smile I had to wear
But under all that silence
I was already there
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my shoes by the bed
Kept my heart small and quiet
I knew the shape of a storm
Even when no one would say it
But something in me stayed lit
Like a match in the rain
I was split in half then
Now I’m whole in a new way
[Chorus]
I am not that house
I am not those walls
I am not the fear
That made me fold so small
I am wide open now
I am strong and unconfined
Look at me today
I survived, I survived
[Bridge]
Now I speak without shaking
I take up my own space
No one gets to define me
By the worst of my days
If I tremble, I tremble
Still, I stand my ground
What was buried in me
Is a river now
[Final Chorus]
I am not that house
I am not those walls
I am not the fear
That made me fold so small
I am wide open now
I am strong and unconfined
Look at me today
I survived, I survived
I survived, I survived
Style
contemplative indie-pop ballad with female vocalsclose harmoniespiano arpeggiosacoustic guitarand soaring violin; verse stays sparse with fingerpicked piano and room tonepre-chorus lifts on steady acoustic strum and rising stringschorus opens wide with stacked harmony and long violin lines. breath-heavy lead vocaldoubled chorusessoft ooh ad-libsa quiet break before the final lift. warmintimateand cinematic.female vocalsviolinstrongacoustic
Prompt
A contemplative song about listing the facts of my traumatic childhood and comparing it to the strong, unconfined, confident spirit I possess today. Female vocals, harmonies, piano, violin, acoustic
Credits
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Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthGeneratedJun 12, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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