Who I Am

(Verse 1)  
I was eight when the bottle took my mother away,  
Her tears ran dry where my father’s anger stayed.  
Packed my life in a box, no goodbye could explain,  
Headed to my grandparents with a heart full of rain.
(Pre-Chorus)  
Every night I’d dream her voice would find me,  
Through the thunder in my chest reminding me—
(Chorus)  
That love can break, but it can heal you too,  
Through the fire and the storm I found what’s true.  
From the ashes of pain, I’m building something new,  
I’m driven by her memory—yeah, everything I do.
(Verse 2)  
Eighteen came fast, I ran toward the fight,  
Afghanistan skies where day bled into night.  
Lost brothers in the desert, lost others when we came home,  
PTSD ghosts never leave you alone.
(Pre-Chorus)  
But I learned the wheel could spin my mind free,  
Gasoline and grit, yeah—it rebuilt me.
(Chorus)  
’Cause love can break, but it can heal you too,  
Through the fire and the storm I found what’s true.  
From the ashes of pain, I’m building something new,  
I’m driven by her memory—yeah, everything I do.
(Bridge)  
So I lend my hands to the ones who fall,  
At shelters, I hear my mother’s call.  
Built a place where women stand tall,  
Behind every wall, there’s hope after all.
(Final Chorus)  
Love can break, but it can heal you too,  
Now I know why I was meant to push through.  
From a child of loss to a man who grew,  
I’m driven by her memory—  
Yeah, it’s all for you… all for you.
(Outro)  
Engines roar, but her voice whispers still,  
Love is power, and I’ve got the will.  
Driven by her memory… and I always will.

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