[Verse 1]
I woke up in a life that don’t look like mine
Same bed, same walls, but a different mind
Left my dreams back in a one-way flight
Now I’m stuck in the mirror tryna make it right
They said it gets better, said keep the faith
But all I got’s debt and a pile of mistakes
I pray to a God who don’t answer fast
So I talk to the silence and hope it lasts
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[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t know who I am today
But I know that girl who ran away
Still hears the noise inside her chest
But she’s still breathing, more or less
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[Chorus]
No one told me healing hurts like hell
That I’d build a home inside my shell
That I’d fake the smile to survive the day
And still not know if I’ll be okay
No one told me growing feels like death
Like grieving dreams with every breath
But here I am, in the middle of the fight
This is what surviving feels like
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[Verse 2]
I wanted love, I wanted signs
I got ghosts, unread replies
I gave up school, gave up the plan
Now I’m just trying to stand
Blocked a boy who made me feel alive
But that girl I played was just a lie
Still miss the rush, still miss the game
But I miss myself way more than that name
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[Pre-Chorus]
Still got fear under my skin
Still afraid to let life in
But I’m done with running from my mess
If I fall, I fall as my damn self
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[Chorus]
No one told me healing hurts like hell
That I’d build a home inside my shell
That I’d fake the smile to survive the day
And still not know if I’ll be okay
No one told me growing feels like death
Like grieving dreams with every breath
But here I am, in the middle of the fight
This is what surviving feels like
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[Bridge]
I was the strong one, the quiet one
The make-it-look-fine-one
Now I’m the cry-in-the-dark one
But I’m still the try again one
I lost my way, I lost my spark
But maybe this is where I restart
I’m not perfect, I’m not whole
But I still got my soul
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[Final Chorus – Stripped down, then explode]
No one told me I’d have nights like this
Where I miss what never did exist
Where hope feels fake but pain feels real
Where I’m numb but still forced to feel
But I’m still breathing, still on edge
Still unlearning what they said
And even when I don’t see the light
I’m the proof of what it feels like
