Raised myself

I learned how to hide tears behind a bedroom door

Heard fighting through the walls, couldn’t take it anymore

Little kid with heavy eyes, tryin’ not to make a sound

Walkin’ through a broken house like a ghost that ain’t been found

Birthdays felt like normal days, no candles, no wishes made

Every time I needed love, somehow I just got blamed

Had to teach myself what comfort was at seventeen

‘Cause nobody around me ever knew what “safe” could mean

(Pre-Chorus)

So I grew up too fast

While everybody looked right past

The pain inside my chest

Yeah I carried all of that

(Chorus)

I raised myself when nobody cared

Built my heart up from the damage there

Taught myself how to survive the nights

When home never felt warm or right

They say family’s supposed to stay

But mine just pushed my soul away

Now I’m learning love ain’t supposed to hurt like that

I was just a kid… forced to grow up fast

(Verse 2)

I used to stare out windows dreamin’ someone’d rescue me

Someone who could look at me and finally see what I seen

‘Cause every word they threw would stick like scars beneath my skin

Made me feel so unwanted, like I’d never fit in

Now I overthink affection when somebody’s being kind

Still expect abandonment almost every single time

But there’s a fire in my chest they could never take away

After everything they did, I’m still standing here today

(Pre-Chorus)

Yeah I grew up too fast

Turned survival into habits

Learned to smile through the sadness

Even when my world collapsed

(Chorus)

I raised myself when nobody cared

Built my heart up from the damage there

Taught myself how to survive the nights

When home never felt warm or right

They say family’s supposed to stay

But mine just pushed my soul away

Now I’m learning love ain’t supposed to hurt like that

I was just a kid… forced to grow up fast

(Bridge)

Maybe one day I’ll believe

None of it was because of me

Maybe one day I’ll let go

Of every shadow I still hold

But for now I wear these scars

Like proof I made it through the dark

(Final Chorus)

Yeah I raised myself when nobody tried

Held my own heart every night I cried

And even though they made me feel alone

I found the strength to build my own home

Now I know love can be soft and safe

Not every hand is meant to break

And I survived every moment of my past

Even when I had to grow up fast.