I LEFT IT ALL BEHIND

I gave you my time, my soul, my fight

I stood by you through every night

Never thought the ones I held so dear

Would be the ones to cage me here

I wore your chains like threads of gold

But lost myself in lies you told

Till freedom whispered through the flame

And I walked away with nothing but my name

Locked in a room with the curtains drawn

Six months passed but felt so long

The silence screamed, the shadows stayed

But in the dark, I learned to pray

God, please take this pain from me

These broken wings, help me believe

I can't go back, I can't pretend

This heartache feels like it could end

But You held on while I let go

Taught me how to take it slow

Now I'm standing on the other side

I left it all behind

I stepped outside, just for some air

Watched the world move without a care

Laughter echoed in the street

While I was shattered, incomplete

But I looked up and made a vow

“God, I surrender—heal me now”

Not my way, but Yours alone

And that’s the day I found my home

I found a job, I found my stride

Piece by piece, I came alive

Left the bottle, left the pain

Left the past like summer rain

And every step, I felt You near

Whispering, “You’re still here”

The mirror cracked, but now it shines

Reflecting who was always mine

God, You turned my grief to grace

Led me to a safer place

I don’t need revenge or rage

I’ve walked out from that burning cage

They can laugh or curse my name

It’s not my weight, it’s not my shame

I'm no one's puppet, no one's chain

I've let it go—I’ve healed the pain

So if they ask where I have been

Tell them I chose peace within

I'm not the ghost they tried to bind

I’m love, I’m light—I’m redefined

With open arms and lifted eyes

I left it all behind