I Didn’t Survive for Nothing

Intro (low, distant, building tension)

I’ve lived with this weight since I learned my name

Since silence learned how to speak

I didn’t wake up stronger one day

I just refused to fucking break

Verse I

I’ve been fighting myself since I was a kid

Shadow in my chest, teeth in my ribs

Every smile felt borrowed, every breath felt thin

I learned how to live while dying within

They said “it gets better” like it’s automatic

Like scars just fade if you wait

But I dragged myself through every season

With my hands around the throat of fate

Pre-Chorus

I’ve buried versions of me

That never got to breathe

If I’m still standing here now

It’s not luck — it’s teeth

Chorus (HUGE / crushing)

I FOUGHT THIS WAR MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE

BLED IN SILENCE, SURVIVED THE KNIFE

I AM NOT THE VOICE THAT HAUNTS MY HEAD

I AM EVERYTHING IT SAID I’D NEVER BE

I DIDN’T SURVIVE FOR NOTHING

I DIDN’T CLAW OUT JUST TO CRAWL BACK IN

THIS PAIN MADE ME

BUT IT WILL NEVER OWN ME AGAIN

Verse II

I wore numbness like armor

Called it peace, called it control

But you don’t heal by disappearing

You don’t get whole losing your soul

I’ve watched the darkness circle me

Like it’s waiting for its turn

But I’ve learned how to burn without dying

Learned which bridges deserve the flame

Pre-Chorus II

I stopped asking why I’m like this

Started asking what I’ll become

If I’ve survived this long in hell

Imagine who I am when I’m done

Chorus

I FOUGHT THIS WAR MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE

BLED IN SILENCE, SURVIVED THE KNIFE

I AM NOT THE VOICE THAT HAUNTS MY HEAD

I AM EVERYTHING IT SAID I’D NEVER BE

I DIDN’T SURVIVE FOR NOTHING

I DIDN’T CLAW OUT JUST TO CRAWL BACK IN

THIS PAIN MADE ME

BUT IT WILL NEVER OWN ME AGAIN

Breakdown (slow, violent, guttural)

YOU DON’T GET TO TELL ME

WHO I AM

WHEN I OUTLIVED

EVERY FUCKING PLAN

THAT TRIED TO PUT ME IN THE GROUND

(Slam)

I AM STILL HERE

I AM STILL HERE

I AM STILL—

—UNBREAKABLE

Bridge (clean vocals over heavy atmosphere)

I don’t need to forget the past

I just need it behind me

I carry the weight, not the chains

The hurt taught me how to be violent with hope

Final Chorus (anthem-level)

I FOUGHT THIS WAR MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE

AND I WON’T APOLOGIZE

FOR THE STRENGTH IT TOOK

JUST TO STAY ALIVE

I DIDN’T SURVIVE FOR NOTHING

THIS HEART IS STEEL AND SCARRED

IF YOU’RE STILL FIGHTING IN THE DARK

LOOK AT ME —

THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT OUT

Outro (drop to single note, final line)

I’m not healed.

I’m not perfect.

I’m just done bleeding for yesterday.