[Intro]
I learned to count the cracks before I learned to trust
Kept my whole world standing when it came apart on us
If you ask what made me hard, I’ll tell you what it cost
I’m still here, still breathing—look at what you almost lost
[Verse 1]
I kept the bad news folded in the pocket of my coat
Smiled through every question with a stone stuck in my throat
The kitchen clock kept talking while the whole house held its breath
I got good at hiding hurt; I got tired of hiding left
Some days I carried everyone and dropped myself behind
Some nights I replayed every word that cut me at the time
They saw me keep on moving, thought the damage must be small
They never heard the quiet when I couldn’t sleep at all
I took the long way home just to have a little space
Washed my hands, looked in the mirror, tried to recognize my face
I was angry at the world, then angry I was angry
But the pain kept turning pages; it could never rearrange me
[Pre-Chorus]
You can call me broken, you can call me changed
You don’t get to tell me what my hurt became
I held on through the hours when I had no plan
Now I’m done pretending you don’t understand
[Chorus]
I’m still here, say it loud, I survived what I survived
Every scar, every loss, every night I stayed alive
I got rage in my chest, got the truth in my hands
You can push, you can doubt, I still rise where I stand
I’m still here, still here, hear the whole room reply
I was bent by the weight, but I didn’t say goodbye
Let it shake, let it break, let the old walls fall
I’m still here—and I’m louder than it all
[Verse 2]
I remember empty pockets and the promises I made
The people who went missing when the sunlight slipped away
I remember saying “fine” so no one asked me twice
Learned that being needed doesn’t mean your life is nice
I watched the ones I loved grow distant by degrees
Collected little endings like receipts inside my sleeve
I blamed myself for weather I could never make behave
Then I found a little courage in the choices that I saved
Not a perfect comeback, not a clean, straight line
Just a hand on the door and a decision that was mine
I’m not proud of every moment; I’m not hiding every bruise
I can tell the truth out loud and still refuse to lose
[Pre-Chorus]
You can call me broken, you can call me changed
You don’t get to tell me what my hurt became
I held on through the hours when I had no plan
Now I’m done pretending you don’t understand
[Chorus]
I’m still here, say it loud, I survived what I survived
Every scar, every loss, every night I stayed alive
I got rage in my chest, got the truth in my hands
You can push, you can doubt, I still rise where I stand
I’m still here, still here, hear the whole room reply
I was bent by the weight, but I didn’t say goodbye
Let it shake, let it break, let the old walls fall
I’m still here—and I’m louder than it all
[Bridge]
If I could meet the kid I was, I’d sit beside their chair
Tell them, “You don’t owe the world a reason to be scared”
“You are more than what they took, more than what they said”
“Rest your heart a minute; you have carried this enough”
I can’t undo the years, but I can choose what happens next
I can turn the hurt to language; I can put it in my breath
No, the past won’t get the final word on who I am
I’m still becoming, still alive, still taking back my name
[Final Chorus]
I’m still here, say it loud, I survived what I survived
Every scar, every loss, every night I stayed alive
I got rage in my chest, got the truth in my hands
You can push, you can doubt, I still rise where I stand
I’m still here, still here, hear the whole room reply
I was bent by the weight, but I didn’t say goodbye
Let it shake, let it break, let the old walls fall
I’m still here—and I’m louder than it all
[Outro]
Still here when the morning comes
Still here when the hard days call
I carry what I lived through
But it doesn’t own me now