Intro – 0:00–0:20] (lo-fi chords, tape crackle, faint vocal hums)
“This world don’t love girls like you enough…
So I had to learn how to.”
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[Verse 1 – 0:20–0:50]
I gave more than I had to give,
Put love in cups they broke again.
Smiled through tears they never saw,
Kept it soft, even when I felt raw.
They think I’m quiet, think I bend —
But I bend so others don't end.
Played peace while I broke in two,
'Cause who heals the ones who do?
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[Pre-Hook – 0:50–1:10]
I don’t need a savior, I just needed space,
To cry without judgment, to rest in grace.
They say I'm strong like that’s all I can be,
But strength ain’t softness, and soft ain’t weak.
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[Hook – 1:10–1:40]
Dear Anne — it’s okay to feel.
Okay to pause, okay to heal.
You’ve held the world, now hold yourself.
You ain’t just here for someone else.
Dear Anne — you don’t need to prove,
You're already magic, already truth.
Breathe, baby girl, don’t run…
You been the light, now face the sun.
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[Verse 2 – 1:40–2:10]
Mirror shows me with tired eyes,
But I still love the girl who tries.
Burned bridges for family’s sake,
But now I build for my own sake.
I ain’t cold, I just learned the cost —
Of loving loud when they love you soft.
But I won’t dim or fade away,
I’m blooming, even through the gray.
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[Bridge – 2:10–2:30] (strings swell softly, harmonies layer)
You deserve joy, not just survival,
Your story ain’t just pain and revival.
You’re more than what they take from you,
You’re whole, even when torn in two.
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[Final Hook – 2:30–3:00]
Dear Anne — this love is yours.
Not just a bandage, not a chore.
You're grace in motion, soul on fire,
The calm, the storm, the quiet fighter.
So rest now, queen, you’ve done enough…
Dear Anne — it’s time to love… you.
