(Soft piano. Close mic. Breath audible.)
Verse 1
So I wake up
I take a deep breath
And I learn to fly again
Broken feathers at my feet
Every scar a lesson learned
Another hill I climb
I keep going
I keep living
Even when hope feels thin
Pre-Chorus
You won’t win
I won’t give you that grin
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Chorus
You won’t win
I won’t give you that grin
Take your tainted words
Turn them back within
I won’t drown
No, I won’t go down
’Cause I have hope
Even when it’s breaking now
I have love
I have dreams that still begin
You won’t win
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(Guitars build — steady, restrained.)
Verse 2
Look at the miser you become
Trying to bring me down
But I am not going to drown
I am something you are not
I have hope
I have love
I have dreams
That don’t rip at the seams
I gave you empathy
You never gave to me
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Pre-Chorus (rising)
So try to beat me
Try to cheat me
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Chorus (stronger, layered)
You won’t win
I won’t give you that grin
Take your poison words
Let them cave you in
I won’t drown
I am standing now
’Cause I have hope
And it’s louder now
I have love
I have dreams that still begin
You won’t win
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(Music drops. Just voice. Tight tension.)
Bridge
That’s why I hold you
The way you never do me
That’s why I am the human
You wish to be
(Beat.)
Try to break me—
(Short, emotional scream)
YOU WON’T BREAK ME.
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Final Chorus (full power)
You won’t win
I won’t give you that grin
Take your empty words
Wear them on your skin
I won’t drown
I am rising now
’Cause I have hope
And it’s louder now
I have love
I have dreams that still begin
You won’t win
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(Soft outro — stripped again)
So I wake up
I take a deep breath
And I learn
To fly again.
