[Verse 1]
I used to walk in like the girl they expected,
pressed pleats, soft smile, heartbreak protected.
Starched little dream in a bright young frame,
believed leaving meant I’d come back the same.
The world cracked open — I kept my eyes wide,
learned grace isn’t gentle, and neither am I.
There’s a price for growing up too fast —
I paid in pieces I never got back.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I learned to stand still in the shaking,
to smile when my bones were breaking.
[Chorus]
But I’m still here, in rhinestones and bruises,
soft gold heart with the dents where I lose it.
Proof I lived isn’t written in shine —
it’s how I stayed when the world wasn’t kind.
I walked through fire in a backless dress,
kept my poise in the heat, didn’t settle for less.
You can call it luck or you can call it nerve —
I call it getting what I deserve.
[Verse 2]
They only clap when the glitter hits right,
they don’t see backstage at three in the night.
Mascara warpaint, tears I don’t chase,
I clean them off — keep the grace.
I don’t break — I refract into prisms,
learned forgiveness is just precision.
I don’t beg to be seen or saved —
I already crawled out of the grave.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I learned to stay soft in the burning,
to turn heartbreak into learning.
[Chorus]
So I’m still here, in rhinestones and bruises,
glitter-scarred heart and I still don’t lose it.
Proof I lived isn’t on some marquee —
it’s the girl in the mirror still choosing me.
I walk through fire in a backless dress,
hair pinned high, chaos neatly suppressed.
You can call it luck or you can call it nerve —
but I know exactly what I’m worth.
[Bridge]
You thought I’d fade —
I rehearsed staying.
You bet against
what I was making.
Watch me now —
steady and bright.
A woman survives
by learning to light.
[Final Chorus]
Yes, I’m still here, sequins and scars,
rebuilding myself under midnight stars.
Proof I lived isn’t power or pain —
it’s how I rise when they count me out again.
Walk through fire in a backless dress,
heart unruly, glitter-stained breath.
Call it crazy, brave, absurd —
I call it finally being her.
