Does Not Define Me

[Verse 1]
Sometimes when the room goes quiet
I still see her name on my phone
Replay every word in the silence
Like I'm cross-examining ghosts
How did I go from held to hollow
From favorite to “who are you”
Thrown out like a worn-out promise
Like my heart was something used
[Chorus]
But this does not define me
Not her leaving, not that night
I am not the wreck she walked from
I am wildfire, I am light
You can tear up every chapter
You don't get to write my spine
You can walk away and name me nothing
Still, this does not define me
[Verse 2]
Some days I rehearse her reasons
Answers that she never gave
Built a courtroom out of my mirror
Put myself on trial every day
But I am done with cross-examining
Done confusing hurt with worth
She can keep the love she buried
I will dig myself from dirt (watch me)
[Chorus]
'Cause this does not define me
Not her silence, not that door
I am not the bruise she left there
I am muscle, I am more
You can tear up every chapter
You don't get to write my spine
You can walk away and name me nothing
Still, this does not define me
[Bridge]
I was not discarded
I was set aside to rise
What she couldn't carry
I will wear like armor on my thighs
I am not abandoned
I am standing, I am still
She could break my open heart
But she could not break my will (no)
[Chorus]
This does not define me
Not her leaving, not that night
I am not the wreck she walked from
I am wildfire, I am light
You can tear up every chapter
You don't get to write my spine
You can walk away and name me nothing
Still, this does not define me
Still, this does not define me (yeah)
This will never define me

Modern pop ballad building into an anthemic empowerment banger; start with intimate piano and close, breathy female vocals, then add warm pads, distant toms, and subtle vocal chops. Chorus hits with big drums, stacked harmonies, and a bright synth lead. Final chorus lifts a key, with ad-lib runs and crowd-style backing vocals on the hook.