I was down in a hole, no rope, no ladder
Brain so loud, every thought got sadder
Smilin’ in public, inside I’m shattered
Tryna act “fine,” like it even mattered
I was ghostin’ my life like “don’t call me”
Heart on mute, pain on Dolby
Every day felt heavy like an anchor
And my thoughts hit harder than a right from a brawler
But listen—
I ain’t built to fold, I’m built to bend
I ain’t here to lose, I’m here to mend
I ain’t perfect, but I can still ascend
I can still be me… just upgraded again
I used to hate me, now I coach me
Talkin’ to my brain like “yo, approach me”
No more self-harm with the words I speak
No more letting my demons take the week
I’m tired of drowning in the same old sea
Tired of thinking I’m what I used to be
If I fall tonight, I’ll get up twice
I’m done paying pain that price
I’m learning how to breathe again
Even when my chest feels caved in
I’m breaking out of my own head
I’m not the voice that wants me dead
I’m stronger than the nights I cried
Stronger than the part that tried
To pull me down and make me stay
I’m walking out—today
Depression had me thinkin’ I was worthless, yeah
Like I was born just to hurt, no purpose, yeah
But now I’m flippin’ the script like a surgeon, yeah
Cut out the poison, leave the lessons—perfect, yeah
I’m not my worst day, not my relapse
Not the breakdown, not the snapback
I’m the comeback, I’m the bounce-back
I’m the “still alive,” where the doubts at?
And I know that healing ain’t linear
Some days I’m brave, some days I’m bitter, bruh
But I keep movin’—even if it’s slow
Even if it’s just one step, that’s growth
So I’m drinkin’ water, I’m sleepin’ more
I’m speakin’ kinder, I’m keepin’ score
Of the wins that I used to ignore
Like “I got up”—that’s a victory tour
I used to think I was broken beyond repair
Now I’m learning scars mean I survived in there
And if my hands still shake, I’ll raise ‘em anyway
I’m still here… so I’m not too late
I’m learning how to breathe again
Even when my chest feels caved in
I’m breaking out of my own head
I’m not the voice that wants me dead
I’m stronger than the nights I cried
Stronger than the part that tried
To pull me down and make me stay
I’m walking out—today