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.