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Lyrics
[Intro — no vocals; lead guitar plays exact chorus vocal melody note-for-note, tight drums]
[Verse 1 — smooth, restrained]
I learned to measure every word
Before I ever let it out
Every choice became a question
Every dream came with a doubt
Someone else was always better
I was always almost there
So I learned to chase approval
Like someday you’d finally care
[Pre-Chorus — building]
I fixed this, changed that
Bit my tongue, straightened my back
You moved the line, I chased it after
Tell me, did I finally matter?
[Chorus — huge hook; vocals follow intro guitar melody, guitar doubles vocals]
Are you proud now, Mama?
I stopped trying to be enough
Spent my whole life chasing something
That was never really love
Every version you wanted
Made me lose a piece of me
Now I finally like the person
Looking back at me
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Post-Chorus — gang vocals]
(Are you? Are you?)
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Verse 2 — punchy, confident]
Too much this and not enough that
Never right, just rearranged
Every time I fit the picture
You found something else to change
I watched perfect keep on moving
Till I finally let it go
Maybe I was never broken
Maybe you just made me think so
[Pre-Chorus — harder]
I fixed this, changed that
Bit my tongue, straightened my back
You moved the line, I chased it after
Tell me, did I finally matter?
[Chorus — full band, guitar doubles vocal melody]
Are you proud now, Mama?
I stopped trying to be enough
Spent my whole life chasing something
That was never really love
Every version you wanted
Made me lose a piece of me
Now I finally like the person
Looking back at me
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Post-Chorus — gang vocals]
(Are you? Are you?)
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Bridge — half-time → build]
I used to hear you in my head
Every time I looked at me
Picking out another reason
I wasn’t who I ought to be
Then one day your voice got quieter
And mine finally came through
I became somebody I could love
Without permission from you
[Instrumental — guitar reprises chorus melody → build]
[Final Chorus — explosive]
Are you proud now, Mama?
I don’t need to be enough
I stopped begging for approval
I stopped calling that shit love
Every piece you tried to change
Is a piece I’m proud to keep
Now the only validation
That I need comes back from me
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Final Post-Chorus — gang vocals → cut]
(Are you? Are you?)
Are you proud now, Mama?
[Beat — vocal alone]
Doesn’t matter.
Well, I’m proud now.
[Outro — guitar reprises chorus melody, rings out]
Details
GeneratedAug 30, 2026
Duration4:04
LanguageEnglish
Style
Female-fronted punk rock/heavy metal, punchy guitars, huge drums, smooth powerful vocals, catchy defiant hooks.
Credits
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IronandVelvet
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