Verse 1]
I smile in the mirror but it cracks at the seams,
Fighting with shadows, the weight of my dreams.
I’m scared to let down the ones who raised me strong,
They say I’m enough, but my heart says I’m wrong.
I gave my forever, and he threw it away,
A ring and a promise that shattered that day.
Ten years of friendship, gone without a sound,
I’m left picking pieces off the cold hard ground.
[Pre-Chorus]
But I’m still here, I’m still breathing,
Somewhere inside, I’m still believing.
Love’s not lost, it’s waiting in time,
I won’t give up, my heart will still shine.
[Chorus]
I still believe in true love’s fire,
Even through the pain, the loss, the liars.
Though I’m broken, I’ll rise above,
I still believe, I still believe in love.
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[Verse 2]
Anxiety whispers, “You’ll never be free,”
Depression just laughs, “You’re nothing to me.”
But mama and papa, they see me through,
I just don’t want to disappoint their truth.
And my baby sister, Kiara, she knows,
She loves me unconditionally, it shows.
She calls me her hero when I feel so small,
Her faith in me lifts me, it shatters the wall.
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[Rap – Nicki Minaj style tribute to Nate & Luis]
(Beat drops harder, playful but heartfelt)
Yo, shout out to Nate, shout out to Luis,
When the world turned its back, y’all carried my grief.
When the nights got cold, when my tears hit the floor,
You pulled me up high, said, “We ride, that’s for sure.”
Ten toes down, you my brothers for life,
Cutting through the dark like a diamond-edged knife.
Couldn’t buy that loyalty, couldn’t fake that trust,
Through the ashes and the fire, it was us, it was us.
Nate with the jokes when my soul felt dead,
Luis with the wisdom that stayed in my head.
Y’all showed me real love when the fake ones ran,
Forever my family, my ride-or-die clan.
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[Bridge]
Love ain’t easy, it breaks, it bends,
But I still believe in the story that mends.
With Kiara’s eyes seeing me as her light,
I’ll keep moving forward, I’ll keep up the fight.
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[Chorus]
I still believe in true love’s fire,
Even through the pain, the loss, the liars.
Though I’m broken, I’ll rise above,
I still believe, I still believe in love.
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[Outro – Spoken, gentle]
So if you’re listening now, remember this:
Be kinder to the world, you don’t know their abyss.
But most of all, be gentle with yourself too…
Cause the hardest battle’s the one inside you.
Juan
