(Heavy breathing) Count the scars. Not the victories. Count the nights. I survived them all. I'm still here. STILL STANDING! When the world said fall. STILL STANDING! When I lost it all. STILL STANDING! Broken but breathing. STILL STANDING! You didn't kill my reason. I remember the sound... When everything collapsed. The moment life changed. The moment nothing came back. Faces disappeared. Dreams turned to dust. The person in the mirror... Was someone I didn't trust. They called me a fighter. They called me strong. They never saw the battles... I fought alone. I didn't choose this war. I didn't ask for pain. But when the storm arrived... I learned my name. YOU TOOK MY PIECES! I BUILT WITH THE REST! YOU BROKE MY BODY! YOU FAILED MY CHEST! YOU TOOK MY YESTERDAY! YOU TOOK MY PRIDE! BUT THERE'S ONE THING... YOU NEVER TOOK... INSIDE! STILL! STANDING! STILL! BREATHING! STILL! FIGHTING! STILL! ME! Don't tell me I'm brave. You don't know what that means. You only see the sunrise. You never saw the screams. You see the scars. I see the road. Every single step... Was a weight I carried alone. Some days I wanted silence. Some days I wanted sleep. Some days I had to fight... Just to be me. My body changed. My life changed. My future changed. But listen... Close your eyes. Hear that sound? That's not a heartbeat. That's a warning. I'M STILL STANDING! Not because I won. I'M STILL STANDING! Because I didn't run. I'M STILL STANDING! After everything. I'M STILL STANDING! And you... Couldn't take that from me. Not perfect. Not untouched. Not the same. But alive. Still standing.
