[I'm Still Here.] [Trigger Warning!] [Original Lyrics by M.J. (NO AI LYRICS)] [Support/Artwork: R.C.E.] [© Copyright 2025: https://suno.com/@westcoastbrothersstrange] [Audio/vocals by SunoAI: https://www.suno.com] [In 1989, I was drugged, sexually assaulted, and left for dead. Worse, I was infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and I've been living with it ever since.] [I told myself I was at fault, that maybe I was asking for it. I never reported it, and really never told anyone about this until many years later when I was fighting AIDS. I'm doing OK now, but it's been rough. What matters is I'm still here.] [Intro] I woke up in purgatory and the air reeked of blood. The pain was unbearable but I was still alive. [Verse 1] I recall the sound of my tears, and the sweat of his violence. I faded in and out of shock as the assault continued. He took what he could steal from my body and soul. But my life force was stronger than he bargained for. [Chorus] I’m still here through the blood and terror. I'm still here and I refused to die. [Verse 2] I fought through the agony, for a chance to break free. I bled my way out of the binds, that had his hold on me. When I got away... I wanted to scream to the world. But I held it all inside until life almost let me go. [Chorus] I’m still here he couldn’t break my soul. I’m still here and I took back control. [Bridge] I’m still here I'm still whole I’m still fire and I’m still soul I’m still here and I’m still alive... [Verse 3] But now, so many years later, I can finally say it out loud: It wasn’t my fault. I did nothing wrong. I didn't deserve this. I never said yes....... Every pill I take still recalls the horror of that night. No amount of time can repay... all that he took away... and the virus he forced on me. [Final Chorus] I’m still here through the pain and scars. I'm still here and I'm rising from the dark. [Outro] I won't just lie down... and fade into the night. So I look to the future. Be it dim or be it bright. I just know that it's OK, to find myself again. I won't be silent and I won't hold it in. I’m still a long-term survivor, and I want the world to know… I'm still here...... "I'm still here"
