Verse 1 They tell me “let it go,” like it’s helium Like I didn’t grow up breathing medium chaos Say “be the bigger person,” smile polite While I’m carrying a childhood that still bites I learned how to read rooms before ABCs Learned love disappears if it’s inconvenient, see I was quiet, I was good, I was easy to ignore Now I’m done being gentle with the scars on the floor Pre-Chorus Don’t mistake my calm for weakness I just stopped explaining myself I don’t scream, I don’t beg, I don’t bleed on the shelf I stand. Chorus My grief has bones — hear it rattle when I walk Every step is proof I lived through what they talk You can tell me I’m “too sensitive,” “too old,” “too much” Funny how I’m still standing and you’re still out of touch My grief has bones — not fragile, not polite Built from nights I survived and learned to fight I didn’t break, I didn’t fold, I grew a backbone Yeah, my grief has bones Verse 2 I don’t owe forgiveness like it’s rent I forgot Don’t owe silence just to keep the peace you never bought You say “family’s family,” like that explains the damage Like blood ever stopped the wreckage I watched addiction sit at the table Watched adults fail me, call it stable So if I choose distance over being nice That’s not bitterness — that’s a boundary with a spine Pre-Chorus I don’t flinch when you minimize I’ve outgrown your narrative I don’t need closure from people who never gave Chorus My grief has bones — hear it crack when I rise Every scar is just a truth in disguise You can tell me “move on,” “just let it go” But you don’t get to rush a body that learned slow My grief has bones — it taught me how to stand When no one else would offer me a hand I didn’t break, I didn’t fold, I grew a backbone Yeah, my grief has bones Bridge (sarcastic, low, biting) Oh, you’re “just looking out for me”? Funny, I survived without your empathy You say “don’t take it personal,” like that’s advice But it was personal — it was my whole damn life I closed doors quietly No slams, no scenes Just me choosing peace Over being unseen Chorus My grief has bones — and they hold me upright I don’t need permission to live my life You can keep your opinions, your pity, your tone I already built a home in my own backbone My grief has bones — and I wear them proud I’m not healed, I’m not broken, I’m just not bowed I didn’t break, I didn’t fold, I grew a backbone Say it loud — My grief has bones Outro I’m not made of air. I’m not made of ash. I’m made of everything that didn’t kill me fast
