No chains left, I broke away From the nights I couldn’t escape From the lies that stole my name From the hands that brought me pain No chains left, I’m standin’ free You don’t got no hold on me What you did don’t define my life I walked through hell… I survived First time it happened, I lost it all Accused of things that made me fall Lies spread wide, nowhere to go Left in the dark with no one to know Homeless nights, I searched for heat Couch to couch just to sleep Starvin’, cold, no place to stay Just tryna make it through one more day Kept me from my kids, cut that tie Like I ain’t a mother inside Every door felt closed to me ‘Cause of lies they made me believe Nobody wanted me around Every rumor weighed me down And the things I was forced to do Still echo louder than the truth I was livin’ in a storm I couldn’t fight No shelter from that endless night Every step felt like I’d lose Every breath carried abuse But even then, beneath that weight There was somethin’ that wouldn’t break Buried deep, but still alive A part of me refused to die No chains left, I see it now You tried to break me, I don’t bow Even when I lost my way I still fought to see another day No chains left, I’m movin’ on From everything that did me wrong I was never yours to control You don’t own my heart or soul Second time, I was locked away Cut off from family, kept at bay Fed addiction just to keep me still Like my silence was part of the deal Bruise after bruise, it never stopped Broken nose, black eyes, I dropped Grabbed, thrown, pushed around Like I wasn’t human, just background Words cut deeper than the blows “Kill yourself,” yeah, I know “You don’t deserve to live at all Your kids deserve better than your fall” Every insult, every name Tried to bury me in shame Forced to serve, to clean, obey Be whatever they said that day I was livin’ just to survive Barely holdin’ onto life Every piece of me wore thin Every day felt like the end But I see it clearer now I don’t live that life somehow I broke free from that control And I’m rebuildin’ my soul No chains left, I broke the cycle No more livin’ in denial I faced the truth, I faced the pain And I won’t go back again No chains left, I stand in truth I rebuilt what I went through Every scar, every bruise Turned into somethin’ I could use My kids seen all of it unfold Pain no child should ever hold Heard me beggin’, heard me cry Watched their mama barely survive My son stood up before his time Tried to protect what he saw unwind Shield his sister from the pain While I was caught in that chain Those scars they carry, I feel that weight Every moment I wish I could take Back the hurt they had to see While I was fightin’ to be free Thought maybe I was better alone So they wouldn’t carry what I’ve known But love don’t leave, it finds a way Even through the darkest days I ain’t livin’ in that cage again I ain’t bowin’ to that pain again Every step I take is free Every breath belongs to me What I lost, I’m rebuildin’ now I found strength I didn’t know how To hold before, but now I do I turned my pain into truth Recovery saved me… That moment I chose to change Saved my kids… saved my name We ain’t perfect… we ain’t flawless… But we together… and that’s everything I found my way back… Found faith… found love… And now we healing… Right here Right now I am BlackBandit
