[Intro]
(Instrumental or whispered vocals / optional)
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[Verse 1]
I was raised in shadows no one else could see
Every word you threw at me became a part of me
“You’re never gonna make it,” carved into my skin
So I learned how to fold my pain and hide it deep within
Empty chairs at dinner, cold and bitter eyes
I built a broken smile out of all your sharpened lies
You called me dumb, unwanted, said I’d never rise
But I kept every shattered piece and turned them into light
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[Pre-Chorus]
I was just a child begging for a hand
Left alone in ruins where I couldn’t stand
You left me crying in a place I didn’t understand
But I turned that fire into the reason I still am
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[Chorus]
I am fractured, but I’m not destroyed
You tried to silence every part of my voice
Left me in pieces like I was a void
But I turned every scar into something alive
I am fractured — but I still survive
I still survive
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[Verse 2]
Nights I cried to ceilings, afraid to make a sound
Learned to live in silence, deep beneath the ground
Carried every whisper — “you’ll never be enough”
But those words became my armor when the world got rough
You vanished like thunder after summer rain
Left your shadow beating in the rivers of my veins
But I learned how to breathe through abandonment and pain
Now I write my name on every wall you said I couldn’t claim
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[Pre-Chorus]
I was just a child, aching to belong
Now I use the voice you hated to write my battle song
Yes, I’m still cracked, but that don’t make me wrong
’Cause even broken hearts can still beat strong
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[Chorus]
I am fractured, but I’m not destroyed
You tried to silence every part of my voice
Left me in pieces like I was a void
But I turned every scar into something alive
I am fractured — but I still survive
I still survive
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[Bridge]
So here’s to every child who never had a choice
To the ones who never heard a gentle voice
To the ones whose names were spoken like a curse
We’ll sing louder than the ones who said we’re worth so much less
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[Final Chorus]
I am fractured, but I’m not destroyed
You can’t erase me, can’t cancel my voice
Left me in pieces like I was a void
But I gathered every fragment and made them ignite
I am fractured — but I’m still alive
And that’s my fight — I survived
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[Outro]
(Soft echo of “I survived... I survived.” or instrumental fade)