Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 I learned how to smile on cue Say the things I was supposed to Keep the room calm, keep love near Even if I disappeared Every compromise felt small Till I couldn’t feel me at all I was present, I was praised But I was slowly erased Pre-Chorus Truth kept knocking under my skin Soft at first — then loud within Chorus I went missing in my own life Dressed in peace, drowning inside Played the part till the part played me Gave away my identity But a whisper survived the fall — “You’re not gone… not gone at all” From the ashes of silent years I came back — and I’m standing here Verse 2 I called surrender being strong Called self-betrayal “getting along” Poured my voice down the drain of grace Left my fire with no trace Love without truth is a velvet cage Comfort can be a quiet stage Where you bow and fade from view While they applaud a ghost of you Pre-Chorus But the soul don’t die on command It writes its name across the sand Chorus I went missing in my own life Dressed in calm, cut by compromise Spoke in yes when my heart said no That’s how the deepest wounds don’t show But the echo refused to fall — “You’re still here… you’re still whole” Through the smoke and the disappeared I came back — and I’m standing here Bridge (big lift) No more shrinking to be loved No more trading breath for blood If I stand alone — I stand true That’s a price I’ll gladly do I would rather shake than sleep Rather burn than slowly weep Final Chorus (full power) I was missing — now I’m alive No more burying my inside No more silence dressed as grace No more vanishing without a trace Hear me now — clear and strong — I was lost but I was never gone From the fire, from the fear — I am back — and I am here Outro (soft, piano only) Call my name — I answer now.
Tags
Slow-build cinematic piano soul ballad, intimate start, powerhouse vocal rise, orchestral swell, emotional climax
Duration
3:54
Instrumental
No
Created
2/1/2026