Verse 1
I learned early how to measure
Every word before I’d speak
How to fold myself in half
Just to keep the peace
Kept the room from getting heavy
By pretending I was fine
Their comfort mattered more than mine
So I stayed in line
Verse 2
I was told I wasn’t man enough
Too sensitive, too weak
So I buried what I felt
Didn’t say the things I’d need
I stayed quiet, but I was useful
Didn’t ask for much back
I mistook being needed
For the love I thought I had
Verse 3
I carried that into my loving
Into work and into faith
Always bending toward the needs of others
Staying out of the way
I learned how to disappear
Without ever leaving town
My feet kept moving forward
But inside, I felt worn down
Chorus
I’m still standing
Still breathing through the ache
Still living in this body
They said would always break
I’m still standing
Still choosing to stay
I didn’t come this far
Just to fade away
Bridge
I thought that silence kept me safe
That I shouldn’t take up space
Now I’m learning how to speak
And let my voice have weight
I don’t need to harden up
To prove that I’m enough
I can love without erasing
I can stay and still be seen
I can hold my ground with kindness
That doesn’t make me mean
Verse 4
I’m still moving through the questions
Still trying to do my best
Some days faith feels like a burden
Some days I just need rest
I don’t have the map or the answers
But I’m choosing to believe
That the man I’m slowly building
Is just enough for me
Final Chorus
I’m still standing
With my name and with my scars
With the boy I used to be
And the man I’m becoming now
I’m still standing
Not finished, but I’m here
I didn’t come this far
Just to disappear
Outro
I’m still here
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