Quietly Proud (Pop Anthem)

I spent years behind a borrowed name,
Wearing heavy chains I could not see,
Building walls around a wounded heart,
Trying to be who they wanted me to be.

I learned to hide inside the silence,
To wear a smile when I was breaking down,
But every mirror held a stranger,
And every victory felt hollow somehow.


Then one day I heard my soul say,
"Son, you've carried this burden long enough."
So I laid my fear beside my shame,
And chose the road of truth and love.


I'm quietly proud, I don't need to shout,
Don't need a spotlight shining on me now.
I'm finally free, that's enough for me,
Living the life I was meant to lead.
No more hiding, no more running,
No more bending to a crowd.
I stand in grace, I stand in truth,
And I'm quietly proud.


The cost was high, I won't deny it,
Some walked away and closed the door,
But peace arrived the day I stopped
Fighting the man I was before.

And though the road can still get lonely,
And love can seem so far away,
I'd rather walk in honest darkness
Than live another lie in light of day.


Every scar became a teacher,
Every tear became a seed,
Now the life I thought was over
Has become the life I need.


I'm quietly proud, I don't need to shout,
Don't need a spotlight shining on me now.
I'm finally free, that's enough for me,
Living the life I was meant to lead.
No more hiding, no more running,
No more bending to a crowd.
I stand in grace, I stand in truth,
And I'm quietly proud.


If you're hurting in the shadows,
If you're carrying secret pain,
If you've spent your whole life hiding
From the person you became—

Hear me now, you're not forgotten,
You're not broken, don't give in.
The world may never understand you,
But your soul already knows who you've been.

So take one step toward tomorrow,
Let your heart reclaim its sound.
You don't have to change the whole world,
You just have to be yourself right now.


We're quietly proud, we don't need to shout,
Don't need permission to be who we are now.
We're finally free, and that's enough to see,
The beauty in the truth we've found.
No more shame and no more silence,
No more heads held looking down.
We stand in love, we stand in grace,
And we're quietly proud.


Some voices roar like thunder,
Some victories make no sound.
But Heaven hears the whispered words:
"I've found myself."

And that's enough.
That's being quietly proud.