Verse 1
I learned early how to stand alone
With a quiet strength nobody noticed
Carried dreams in a pocket of doubt
Still walked like I already knew this road
I watched people promise forever
Then fold when the cost showed up
I didn’t get lucky or chosen
I just stayed when it got too rough
Pre-Chorus
They keep asking how I made it through
Like there was a secret I could sell
I just kept my name
When I almost lost myself
Chorus
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Held my ground when the ground gave out
I didn’t win, I didn’t stop
I just stayed when they walked it out
If this life ever takes its toll
Let it say when the story’s told
I didn’t run, I didn’t rot
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Verse 2
Some nights I still feel the cracks
Where the pressure tried to break me
But scars don’t mean you’re damaged goods
They mean the past couldn’t take me
I don’t shine like the loud ones do
I burn slow, but I burn true
I didn’t chase the easy way
I carried everything I couldn’t lose
Pre-Chorus
They keep saying I should celebrate
Like surviving wasn’t enough
I don’t need a crown
I just need to know I stood
Chorus
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Held my ground when the ground gave out
I didn’t win, I didn’t stop
I just stayed when they walked it out
If this life ever takes its toll
Let it say when the story’s told
I didn’t run, I didn’t rot
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Bridge
If this is all I ever leave
Let it be something real
I didn’t fold under the years
I bent, but I still feel
No applause, no spotlight glow
Just a spine that never broke
If they ask what kept me strong
Tell them I refused to go
Final Chorus
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Still breathing through the doubt
I didn’t rise, I didn’t fall
I stayed honest when it counted out
If my voice ever turns to stone
Let it say when the silence spoke
I didn’t run, I didn’t rot
I survived with the weight I didn’t drop
Outro
Yeah… I’m still here
Still here
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