🎵 “The Life They Never Gave Me”
(by Debz — for every stolen day)
[Verse 1]
Didn’t even know her face when she came
Said “I’m your mother,” but it didn’t feel the same
She was carrying another life inside
While I stood there, empty, pushed aside mm-mm
Distant eyes, hands that never stayed
Then came my sister — and I was made
A child keeping another child alive
No one asked if I’d survive
ohhhh ohhhhh ohhhhhhhh
[Chorus]
I’ve never really had a life of my own
Passed around like a thing, not grown
Loved when needed, then left in pain
Held responsible, but never held again
Beaten down, blamed for nothing at all
Locked away with a bed and four walls
I was just a girl, trying to be free
In a world that never showed love to me
[Verse 2]
Between mum and dad, tossed like a flame
Neither one wanted to take the blame
Told I was trouble, told I was wrong
But they made me this way all along mm-mm
No toys, no comfort, no open door
Just a bucket, a bed, and a cold floor
Months of silence, screaming in my mind
Wishing someone, anyone, would be kind
[Chorus]
I’ve never really had a life of my own
Passed around like a thing, not grown
Loved when needed, then left in pain
Held responsible, but never held again
Beaten down, blamed for nothing at all
Locked away with a bed and four walls
I was just a girl, trying to be free
In a world that never showed love to me
[Bridge]
But I’m still standing — scarred, not erased
Still got fire they couldn’t replace
They tried to bury me in shame
But I survived — and I remember their names
ohhh ohhh ohhhhhhh
[Final Chorus]
I never really had a life — but I’m here
Still breathing, still wiping my tears
They broke me young, but not complete
I’m still walking on my own two feet
I was just a girl, unheard, unseen
Now I sing for the child I’ve been
They never gave me love or light…
But I became my own flame in the night
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