I used to flinch at the shadows, heart jumpin’ eve

I used to flinch at the shadows, heart jumpin’ every time that the wind rose. He had a way of twistin’ up the daylight, turnin’ every safe place into his zone. I kept quiet, kept steady on a thin rope, breath small, tryna live through the unknown. But nature never raised me just to break slow — I’m built from roots that dig deep through the bedrock. Yeah, I should’ve run sooner, but fear got teeth, and roots don’t pull up when you’re stuck that deep. I was tangled in warnings, couldn’t trust my sight, but the truth hit hard when I stepped in the light. I’m stronger than his shadows — I don’t crack like I used to. He tried to clip wings, but I rise when I choose to. I was scared of heights, ’cause he taught me fear like truth — but the wind feels real when it finally belongs to you. Yeah… I’m stronger than his shadows. He said he was shelter, but he shook like storms, said he’d keep me safe while he shaped the harm. I shrank myself down just to fit his form, kept my fire small so he’d feel more warm. But forests don’t live by hidin’ their thorns — they grow sharp edges when the world gets torn. I stepped out of him, felt the night transform, and remembered what right felt like, reborn. I’m not scared of risin’, I’m not scared of sky, he said I’d go crashin’ if I dared to try. But nature made me wilder than the threats he’d cry — I’m done mistakin’ danger for a reason not to rise. I’m stronger than his shadows — I don’t break like I used to. He tried to steal wings, but I fly when I choose to. I was scared of heights, ’cause he taught me fear like truth — but the wind feels honest when it finally belongs to you. Yeah… I’m stronger than his shadows. I’m stronger than his shadows.