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Verse 1
I was born between a promise and a warning
Sun came up but it never asked my name
Learned real quick how to stand in the quiet
When you’ve got more questions than change
Mama said, “Life don’t bend for nobody”
Daddy said, “Boy, just don’t break”
So I learned how to carry the weight
And smile like it don’t ache
Pre-Chorus
Every road I took kept changing shape
Every truth came late
Chorus
Life ain’t kind, but it’s honest
It don’t love you, it don’t wait
It’ll lift you just to drop you
Then ask why you hesitate
I’ve been lost, I’ve been found
I’ve been wrong, I’ve been saved
I ain’t winning, I ain’t quitting
I’m just still breathing anyway
Verse 2
Some days feel like I’m moving in circles
Same fight, just a different face
People swear they know your story
From the scars you never explained
I’ve seen hope look a lot like trouble
And trouble feel just like home
I’ve held on when I should’ve let go
Let go when I felt alone
Pre-Chorus
Every lesson came with a price
Paid in time, paid in nights
Chorus
Life ain’t kind, but it’s honest
It don’t promise you’ll be safe
It’ll teach you how to fall right
Before it shows you how to stay
I’ve been proud, I’ve been ashamed
I’ve been strong, I’ve been afraid
I ain’t healed, I ain’t hopeless
I’m just still breathing anyway
Bridge (slower, reflective)
I stopped asking if it’s fair
Stopped begging it to change
Started walking with the damage
Instead of running from the pain
If this road ends unfinished
If my answers come too late
At least I lived it with my chest out
At least I stayed
Final Chorus
Life ain’t kind, but it’s honest
And honesty cuts deep
But I’d rather feel the truth burn
Than sleepwalk through a dream
I’ve been bent, I’ve been shaped
I’ve been tested, I’ve been made
I ain’t perfect, I ain’t fearless
I’m just still breathing anyway
Outro
Still breathing.
That’s the win.
SoviSilentHyena
