Wasn’t mine Was never mine They dressed me up in quiet guilt Buttoned it under my skin Told me, this is how men are built So I let the haunting begin Every slammed door felt like proof Every silence pointed at me I stood there shaking on the roof Of a house built on apology I bent my back till it curved like blame Spelled my name in someone else’s shame Every bruise I learned to claim Like pain and I were the same I carried it Like a body in my lungs Buried it Under my tongue Breathing slow so no one sees How it’s killing me I wore their wreckage like a crown And let it drag me down Inhale Hold Hold Hold I was six when I learned the code Keep the secret. Take the fall If love explodes, absorb the load Be the quietest of them all So I swallowed glass for years Called the blood inside me normal Wiped my face before the tears Made survival look informal But something shifted in the dark Like a match against my ribs A question burned inside my heart What if this was never mine to feel I carried it Like a verdict in my veins Inherited Their unfinished pain Breathing guilt I didn’t earn Watching my reflection burn I wore their sins inside my spine Like they were mine Wait Wait That night wasn’t my fault Their anger wasn’t my weight Their silence wasn’t my crime Their shame, wasn’t mine I let it go I’m done carrying Ghosts that aren’t my own Done burying A child alone The air hits different in my chest Like ribs finally unclenched Their shame falls off in dust and smoke And I finally choke On oxygen Inhale Exhale Not mine -- Lyrics, music, and artwork created by FreddyMax. Copyright © 2026 by FreddyMax. All rights reserved.
