Unsilenced (the voice you couldn't keep)

Unsilenced (The Voice You Couldn’t Keep)”
Verse 1
I learned to whisper, not to speak
Hide the truth inside of me
Every bruise I couldn’t show
Every “yes” that meant a “no”
Smiling like I’m doing fine
While I’m breaking every night
If I said it out loud
Would it even make a sound?
Pre-Chorus
‘Cause nobody asked, nobody stayed
I got used to being afraid
Chorus
Silence kept me safe back then
Or at least that’s what I said
If I told the truth, would I fall apart?
Or just lose what little I had left in my heart?
I was holding on to pain
Like it loved me just the same
Didn’t know how to let it go
When fear’s the only home I know
Verse 2
You held me close, then pulled away
Taught my heart to beg you to stay
Every time I tried to leave
You’d become what I would need
You showed me things I didn’t choose
Said “this is just what people do”
I felt stuck, I couldn’t move
Didn’t know what I could lose
Pre-Chorus
I spoke up once, but no one heard
Like my voice got lost in words
Chorus
Silence kept me safe back then
Or at least that’s what I said
If I told the truth, would I disappear?
Or finally see it all crystal clear?
I was holding on to pain
Like it knew me, knew my name
Didn’t know how to let it go
When fear’s the only home I know
Bridge (builds into your title)
I felt stuck inside my skin
Like I’d never win
I had no voice, even when I tried
And when I spoke… that’s when it got bad
But something’s breaking through the fear
Every word is finally clear
This is me, I’m standing here…
Unsilenced.

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