I Came Before You

Verse 1]
I carried the weight before you could see it
Held the line when the path was closed
Every wall that stood in your way
I took it head-on, I bore the blows

I learned the hard lessons early
So you wouldn’t have to bleed them out
I stood in the fire long enough
To quiet the storm before it found you

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t owe the past your body
You don’t owe pain your name
I did the breaking
So you could walk free

[Chorus]
I broke down the mountains
So you don’t have to climb them in chains
I cleared the ground beneath your feet
So you don’t have to live in the pain
You get to breathe where I couldn’t
You get a life without the weight
I broke down the mountains
So you could choose your own way

[Verse 2]
You see the world with open eyes
But you don’t have to carry it all
You’re allowed to live without armor
You’re allowed to rest when you fall

I took the hit that came before you
I stood where the damage stayed
Not so you’d inherit the suffering
But so it would end with me

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t have to prove your strength
By surviving what I did
Your freedom is the victory
I was fighting for

[Chorus]
I broke down the mountains
So you don’t have to climb them in chains
I cleared the ground beneath your feet
So you don’t have to live in the pain
You get to laugh where I went quiet
You get to love without fear
I broke down the mountains
So your road could start right here

[Bridge]
If you ever feel the echo
Of battles you never knew
Remember—
those weren’t meant for you

I carried them
I ended them

[Final Chorus]
I broke down the mountains
I closed the door on the past
You don’t owe your life to survival
You’re allowed to move forward fast
You don’t have to earn your peace
You don’t have to justify
I broke down the mountains
So you could live—
not just get by

[Outro]
Walk light.
Walk free.

The ground is clear
because I was here.

Cinematic soul ballad warm piano and strings, steady build,emotional clarity, strength through calm, legacy tone, female