Scarred, Not Broke

*Intro*

Look at me…

Every scar tells a story…

Every bruise is proof…

I survived what was meant to destroy me.

*Verse I*

I’ve been dragged through hellfire

Left bleeding in the rain

Carried burdens on my back

That would drive lesser men insane

Every betrayal left a fracture

Every loss cut to the bone

But I learned how to keep standing

Even when I stood alone

You can see the damage on me

In the shadows of my eyes

But scars are just reminders

That I lived through the fight

*Pre-Chorus*

I bent beneath the pressure

But I refused to break

The world swung like a hammer

And I became the blade

*Chorus*

I’m scarred and battered

But I’m not beaten

Still alive and still breathing

My heart still bleeding

Every wound became armor

Every war made me strong

You can knock me to my knees—

But I’ll rise all day long

*Verse II*

I know what it feels like

To drown beneath despair

To scream into the silence

And hear nobody there

But pain became my teacher

And rage became my fuel

Now I walk through storms unshaken

Because suffering made me cruel

Not cruel without purpose

Not empty, cold, or blind

Just strong enough to survive

What would bury weaker minds

*Breakdown*

I TOOK THE HITS!

I BORE THE WEIGHT!

I SURVIVED THE HATE!

Every scar upon my flesh

Is proof I conquered fate!

YOU CAN’T DESTROY ME!

I’VE BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH PAIN!

I AM THE WRECKAGE OF A WAR

THAT STILL REFUSED TO CHANGE!

*Chorus*

I’m scarred and battered

But I’m not beaten

Still alive and still breathing

My heart still bleeding

Every wound became armor

Every war made me strong

You can knock me to my knees—

But I’ll rise all day long

*Bridge*

Maybe I’ll never heal completely

Maybe some wounds never close

But strength is born in survival

And I’ve survived more than most

So let the thunder crash around me

Let the darkness bare its teeth

I’ve already faced the worst

And it still didn’t bury me

*Final Chorus*

I’m scarred and battered

But I’m not broken

Every scar became a promise

Every breath a battle token

I may carry pain forever

But I refuse to fall

Because warriors aren’t remembered

For never bleeding at all

*Outro*

Still standing…

Still fighting…

Still unbroken…

After it all…