---------------------------- Lyrics by : Kathlene Rushing © 2025 Kathlene Rushing original music by creator – full rights owned All rights reserved. ---------------------------- [Verse 1] They said I was broken, born to obey A shadow in flesh, just fading away But something inside me shattered that spell A voice like fire that said, “You’re not hell” [Pre-Chorus] This world keeps selling fear for truth But I remember what I knew in youth The war outside was always mine But now I step beyond the line [Chorus] I was raised on a beautiful lie That I was lost, and love had died But underneath the ash and sky The light was waiting all this time You can’t enslave what’s never bound You can’t drown stars — they rise, not drown [Verse 2] They built a system out of guilt and shame Painted the heart like it was to blame But I forgave, and the walls came down Heaven returned without a sound [Pre-Chorus] I saw the gears behind the veil The myth of lack, the fear of fail But I am more than what they see I am the truth they tried to keep [Chorus] I was raised on a beautiful lie That I was weak, and love passed by But now I feel what can’t be taught And see the light they said was not You can’t unshine what’s always been We’re not alone — we’re just within [Bridge – Instrumental Build + Spoken Line] "Forgive the lie… and the truth remembers you." [Final Chorus – Soaring] We were raised on a beautiful lie But the soul remembers how to fly There is no sin, no wound too wide Only hearts that learned to hide The miracle’s not in the sky It’s here — where you said goodbye Forgive the lie… and the truth remembers you. Forgive the lie… and the truth remembers you.
