Verse 1]
She was quiet, she was small
Knew too much, said nothing at all
Hid under beds while the house caught fire
Learned to lie with a fake smile wired
Grew up fast with no applause
Told to stay while the world moved on
Tried to be light in a room full of smoke
But the weight in her chest never let her float
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[Pre-Chorus]
She kept notes in her pillowcase
Prayed to God just to feel safe
But safety was silence, and silence was pain
She wore it like perfume that wouldn’t fade
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[Chorus]
No one told me I’d still shake like that
When the past comes back, in a whisper attack
No one warned me healing bleeds
That freedom starts where comfort leaves
No one said I’d burn it all
Just to rise, just to crawl
But I’m still here — even barely
And that girl I was? I carry
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[Verse 2]
Now I live in a body that flinches at peace
Trained for war, now I don’t know ease
I miss the girl who knew how to dream
But I had to kill her to build me
Started to doubt if God even sees
All the times I drowned on my knees
Asked Him why He gave the map
If the destination was just collapse
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[Pre-Chorus]
But maybe that fire wasn’t meant to stay
Maybe I had to lose the way
To find a voice, to feel the ache
To break the cycle, not just break
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[Chorus]
No one told me I’d still shake like that
When the dark feels close, and the lights fall flat
No one warned me joy can sting
That grief still sings when nothing’s wrong
No one said I’d hate this climb
But still fight like it’s do or die
And I’m still here — even barely
And that girl I was? I carry
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[Bridge – Whispered / Distorted]
I don’t owe the world a soft version
I’m the ashes and the surgeon
I’ve buried girls to breathe again
So don’t you dare call that pretend
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[Final Chorus – soft to explosion]
No one told me I’d be born from pain
That I’d feel most whole in the hurricane
That I’d break just right to rebuild wrong
That my silence was always my loudest song
No one told me I’d love this fire
That I’d crave the fall just to climb higher
But here I am — raw and bloody
Still rising, still becoming.
This is what surviving sounds like.
This is what rebirth feels like.
