Verse 1

Verse 1 I used to walk like the world was mine Head held high, no cracks in the spine Now every shadow knows my name Every loud sound feels like flame I replay moments I didn’t choose Tryna make sense of the damage you do I tell myself I should be okay But some nights I’m just trying to breathe and stay Pre-Chorus They don’t see the war in my chest Or the way my hands still shake But I’m still here, still standing Even when my knees feel weak Chorus So I pick myself up, even when I crawl Learn how to stand after the fall I’m scared, I’m tired, I’m breaking through I’m not what happened—I’m what I do I push through the noise, the panic, the pain I won’t disappear just to feel safe I bend, I bruise, but I don’t give in I’m healing out loud—I’m rising again Verse 2 Confidence shattered like glass on the floor I don’t recognize me like I did before Every mirror asks me who I am I answer softly, “I’m doing what I can” I learned survival isn’t pretty or clean Sometimes it’s shaking, sometimes it’s scream Sometimes it’s choosing to wake up today When your body’s screaming run away Pre-Chorus I won’t rush the pace of my heart Or apologize for my scars They’re proof I lived, proof I stayed Proof I fought my way Chorus So I pick myself up, even when I crawl Learn how to stand after the fall I’m scared, I’m tired, I’m breaking through I’m not what happened—I’m what I do I push through the noise, the panic, the pain I won’t disappear just to feel safe I bend, I bruise, but I don’t give in I’m healing out loud—I’m rising again Bridge Some days strength looks like staying alive Some days it’s saying, “I’m not fine” If courage is moving one inch at a time Then baby, I’m braver than I thought I was I won’t let fear write the end of my story I deserve peace, I deserve my glory Final Chorus (bigger / softer then strong) And I pick myself up, with blood on my knees Learning to trust my heartbeat again I’m more than the damage, more than the night I’m still here, I’m still fighting I push through the dark, I reclaim my name I don’t need to be fearless to be brave I bend, I bruise, but I don’t give in I survived… and that’s how I begin Outro I’m still becoming I’m still alive And that’s enough For tonight