“Unwritten Name” (Dark Pop → Anthem)
[Verse 1] (Quiet, haunting)
I used to laugh before I thought about it,
Used to dance without the room’s permission.
Now I count my words like borrowed pennies,
Careful not to start a collision.
Every “be nice,” every “don’t make waves,”
Every little piece I gave away…
Until I looked inside the mirror
And couldn’t recognize my face.
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[Pre-Chorus]
When did I become a shadow
Standing where a fire used to burn?
How did I get so good at disappearing…
I forgot how to return.
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[Chorus]
Where did she go?
The girl with the fearless soul.
She traded colors for quiet,
Piece by piece until nothing showed.
I learned to fit inside their boxes,
Folded corners of my heart.
They loved the version that stayed silent…
While the real me fell apart.
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[Verse 2]
I wore the smiles they handed to me,
Spoke the words they wanted said.
Built a home inside their expectations…
And left my own dreams for dead.
I became convenient.
Easy to define.
A masterpiece painted over…
One apology at a time.
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[Bridge] (Music begins to build)
But ashes still remember
What it felt like to be flame.
Even buried under silence…
A heartbeat keeps its name.
I hear her now…
She’s calling me.
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[Rap] (Beat Drops)
You can lock the door but you can’t cage light.
You can dim the stars, they still own the night.
Spent too many years living half alive,
Trying to survive instead of thrive.
No more shrinking just to fit your frame.
No more carrying somebody else’s name.
Watch me rise, watch me breathe, watch me break these chains.
You’ll never silence me again.
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[Final Chorus] (Big, soaring anthem)
Here I am…
I’m taking back my voice.
Every scar, every crack
Led me to this choice.
I’m louder than your labels,
Brighter than your fear.
I’m done asking for permission…
To simply be me here.
I’ll wear every color.
I’ll speak every truth.
The girl you tried to bury…
Just broke through.
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[Outro] (Powerful, stripped back)
I wasn’t lost…
I was waiting…
For the courage…
To remember my own name.
