Verse 1
Every morning starts beneath a heavier sky,
A war behind my eyes that no one recognizes.
They call me strong because I never let it show,
But the loudest battles are the ones nobody knows.
I’ve learned to wear a smile over fractured bones,
To carry silence like it’s carved into my soul.
The mirror only echoes everything I fear,
A stranger staring back asking, “Why are you still here?”
Pre-Chorus
The darkness knows my name.
It waits outside my door.
It tells me I’ll never matter…
But I’ve heard those lies before.
Chorus
Death keeps knocking at my door,
But I won’t hand it the key.
Every breath is an act of defiance,
Every heartbeat is a victory.
I may crawl through hell tonight,
I may break beneath the weight,
But I refuse…
I refuse to fade.
Verse 2
I’ve questioned every scar that covers who I am,
Mistaking every wound for proof that I should never stand.
I’ve searched for worth inside the voices that condemned me,
Until I realized they never truly knew me.
The strongest men don’t always look unshaken.
Sometimes strength is simply choosing not to quit.
Sometimes courage is another sleepless night,
Still believing dawn exists.
Pre-Breakdown
You can fill my lungs with doubt.
You can bury me in shame.
You can tell me I’m beyond repair…
But you will never own my name.
Breakdown
I AM STILL HERE!
You don’t get my future!
You don’t get my soul!
You don’t get the life
I’ve fought too hard to hold!
Every scar—
A reason I survived!
Every tear—
Proof that I’m alive!
I will not surrender!
I will not disappear!
You can stand outside my door…
But you’re never welcome here!
Bridge
If tomorrow asks everything from me,
Then tomorrow will get everything I’ve got.
Even with trembling hands…
Even with exhausted lungs…
I’ll keep choosing one more step.
One more breath.
One more sunrise.
Final Chorus
Death keeps knocking at my door,
But it doesn’t decide my fate.
I’m more than every hopeless thought,
More than every ounce of hate.
One day these hands that shake today
Will lift someone else from the ground.
If I survive this storm…
My scars will become the proof
That hope can still be found.
Outro (Soft clean vocals over piano and ambient guitars)
I am not finished.
I am not forgotten.
I am not the voice that tells me to let go.
The night may know my name…
But the morning still belongs to me.
VAYNE
