**THIS IS MY LIFE** [INTRO — LOW WHISPER] I stood before the darkness, And it opened like a door. It promised me an ending— I had heard that lie before. [VERSE 1] I stared at every way out, Every shadow dressed as peace. Every cold and final answer That could make the hurting cease. But none of them were freedom. None of them were sleep. They were only hungry monsters Trying to convince me I was weak. The night kept leaning closer, Saying, “Nobody would know.” But something buried in my chest Said, “You don’t have to go.” [PRE-CHORUS] My hands were shaking violently. My lungs forgot their air. The darkness said, “You’re finished.” I stood up from the chair. [CHORUS] FUCK YOU! THIS IS MY LIFE! YOU DON’T GET TO TAKE IT! THIS IS MY HEART! YOU DON’T GET TO BREAK IT! I have crawled through the dirt. I have swallowed the hurt. I have screamed where nobody could hear. But I’m still fucking here. Yes, I’m still fucking here. And I’ll live every dream That you poisoned with fear! [VERSE 2] I have worn their words like shackles. I have carried every blame. I let people who despised me Write their hatred on my name. They made kindness feel like weakness. They made breathing feel like shame. But they do not own my future. They do not control the flame. Let the darkness call me worthless. Let it scratch against the walls. I have watched it grow enormous— Now I know it can be small. [PRE-CHORUS — BUILDING] I may wake up still exhausted. I may crawl before I stand. But survival is rebellion When the grave demands your hand. So let the whole world hear me. Let the cowards disappear. I WILL NOT BECOME THE SILENCE. I AM STILL FUCKING HERE! [CHORUS] FUCK YOU! THIS IS MY LIFE! AND I’M GOING TO LIVE IT! THIS IS MY BLOOD! AND I’M GOING TO GIVE IT To the dreams I forgot, To the wars I have fought, To the person I nearly erased. I will look at my scars. I will reach for the stars. I will spit in the darkness’s face! [BREAKDOWN — POUNDING DRUMS] You wanted me silent. NO. You wanted me buried. NO. You wanted my heartbeat To surrender to the cold. NO! I am not your victim. I am not your empty grave. I am every broken person Who decided to be saved! Not clean. Not healed. Not fearless. Not whole. But breathing is a battle cry When death demands control! [BRIDGE — QUIET, THEN RISING] Tomorrow may still hurt me. The morning may feel cruel. There may be nights when all my strength Is barely getting through. But barely is still breathing. And breathing means I choose. The darkness only wins The moment I agree to lose. So I’ll live the dream each morning. I’ll rebuild it every day. I’ll turn every “You are nothing” Into fuel along the way. I don’t need their permission. I don’t need the world to care. This life belongs to me— AND I AM STILL RIGHT HERE! [FINAL CHORUS] FUCK YOU! THIS IS MY LIFE! I WILL LIVE EVERY SECOND! THIS IS MY VOICE! AND I’LL USE IT AS A WEAPON! I may stumble and bleed. I may fall to my knees. But I’ll rise with my fists in the air! I will dream every day. I will fight my own way. I will live like the whole world is mine! FUCK YOU! I CHOOSE MY LIFE! I CHOOSE MY LIFE! I CHOOSE MY FUCKING LIFE! [OUTRO — WHISPERED] The darkness offered me an ending. I gave it an answer: “No.”
