Sixteen and free

Sixteen and Still Standing (Extended + Nieuw Einde)

Verse 1 (zacht, kwetsbaar)
They see my smile, they think I’m fine
Like nothing heavy lives inside
But growing up was learning fast
How to survive the words, the past

I was young when I learned to hide
To laugh out loud, to cry inside
Some days I barely recognized
The girl I was before the fight


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Pre-Chorus
I carried things I couldn’t say
I learned to smile my pain away


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Chorus
The world is not as beautiful as it seems
But I’m still breathing underneath
I carry more than people see
Sixteen, holding weight inside of me

I bend, I ache, but still I stand
A soft heart learning how to land


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Verse 2 (vertrouwen & pesten)
I trusted people, lost my ground
Some stayed quiet, some broke my sound
I learned that trust don’t come for free
When kindness isn’t handled gently

They pushed me down, they called my name
I tried to hide the hurt and shame
Each whisper, laugh, a heavy stone
I walked through life too much alone


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Verse 3 (vriendinnen & licht)
There’s a soul I’ve known my whole life long
Twelve years of right and wrong
We talk less now, but love stays true
She stood beside me when the dark came through

Then I met a gentle light
In a classroom, ordinary sight
She didn’t ask me to pretend
She opened her heart and called me friend


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Verse 4 (dromen & vrijheid)
I dream of forests, open skies
Of barefoot days and brighter nights
Of rivers flowing wild and free
And mountains calling out to me

I want to travel, see it all
Feel the sunlight, hear the waterfall
To leave the past, run far away
And live my life in my own way


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Verse 5 (vrijheid & jezelf zijn)
Like Rapunzel, I’ll find my tower
Climb up high, reclaim my power
I’ll let my hair down, breathe the air
No chains, no fear, just being there

I’ll laugh, I’ll run, I’ll dance alone
Or with the friends that feel like home
I’ll chase the world, both near and far
And follow the light of every star


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Verse 6 (extra dromen & hoop)
I’ll see the oceans, feel the wind
And find the peace I’ve never pinned
Each step I take, I’m learning me
The girl I lost, I’m setting free

I’ll paint my days in colors bold
Live stories waiting to be told
No shadow can contain my light
I’m reaching up, I’m taking flight


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Chorus (krachtig, hoopvol)
The world was never promised kind
But I’m still gentle, still alive
My past won’t tell me who to be
Sixteen — and stronger than they see


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Final Verse / Outro (stil, krachtig einde)
I rise with mornings full of fire
I chase my dreams, I feel desire
No chains, no ghosts, no heavy weight
I choose my path, I write my fate
I am the storm, I am the sun
I’ll laugh, I’ll live, my life’s begun
The past is heavy, but now I know
I carry light wherever I go
Final Line (heel zacht, stil laten uitklinken):
Sixteen… and free.

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