They smiled while they tightened the chains on my soul, Fed me sweet lies while they swallowed me whole. Called me confused when I started to see, The world they'd built wasn’t made for me. They drew the lines and called it fate, Taught me to kneel, then shut the gate. Every time I rose to speak, They called me stupid to make me weak. --- (Chorus) These stolen years, they bled me dry, Watched my hopes curl up and die. But I still breathe, and im still here, Now I carry the weight of these stolen years --- (Verse 2) I played the part they dealt by hand, Buried my voice in sinking sand. They mocked the fire they couldn’t kill, Told me to bend and call it will. But time reveals the quiet cost, The things you never knew you lost. And now I see with sharper eyes, What dressed as love was just disguise. --- (Chorus) These stolen years, they bled me dry, Watched my hopes curl up and die. But I still breathe, and im still here, Now I carry the weight of these stolen years --- (Bridge) The mirror shows the lines they made, But not the heart they couldn’t fade. I walk through silence, fierce and slow, A storm rebuilt from long ago. --- (Final Chorus) These stolen years, they bled me dry, Watched my hopes curl up and die. But I still breathe, and im still here, Now I carry the weight of these stolen years
