Still here

Still Here

(Soft piano / R&B soul intro)

I was only twelve years old

When my innocence was stolen from me

A grown man crossed every line

Left his hands all over my memory

I said “stop,” but he ignored it

Fear had my body frozen still

Then the morning alarm started ringing

And silence became something I lived with

He said, “Don’t tell nobody”

Made me carry all his shame

So I spent years blaming myself

For somebody else’s pain

Pre-Chorus

At fourteen, love felt empty

Every touch just brought back fear

I was searching for protection

While the past stayed whispering in my ears

Chorus

But look at me now

Still standing somehow

Pain tried to break me down

But it never took me out

And every scar I carry

Reminds me I survived

I bent under the weight of it all

But I never lost my life

(Harmony)

Still here…

Still healing…

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Verse 2

At fifteen, I met a good boy

Soft heart and gentle hands

Never pushed me past my limits

Only loved me how he can

But life pulled us in different directions

And that same year I lost a friend

A girl who hid her tears behind a smile

Till she found her peace in the end

At sixteen, I found another

Father to the kids I hold

But somewhere between being needed

I forgot the girl I used to know

I lost my laugh, my spirit

Every light I had inside

And my babies felt the heartbreak

Of a mother trying to hide

Pre-Chorus

Every time life cut me open

I thought the pain would swallow me whole

But somewhere deep beneath the damage

A little light still held my soul

Chorus

Now look at me now

Still standing somehow

Pain tried to pull me under

But I fought my way back out

And every scar I carry

Reminds me I survived

I bent under the weight of it all

But I’m still alive

(Harmony)

Still here…

Still breathing…

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Bridge

Then love found me different

In the arms of a patient man

He holds me without judgment

Reminds me who I am

He protects me when I’m weakest

Brings peace into my storms

And for the first time in my whole life

Love finally feels like home

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Final Chorus

Now my babies hear me laughing

There’s healing in these walls

And the little girl who once felt broken

Finally stands up tall

I didn’t let the darkness

Take the woman I could be

After everything life handed me

I’m still here… still me

(Layered Harmony Outro)

Still here…

Still breathing…

Still healing…

Still here…

Found myself…

Again…