It Ends With Me
[Intro] *(signal noise)* Okay… Before we start the dramatic ending speech… Can we admit something? This got a little ridiculous. Three acts. A resurrection. A villain arc. A redemption arc. A deluxe edition nobody asked for. Honestly? I think we’re good. [Verse 1] I kept a record of every fracture Like proof that I was still alive Collected every broken chapter Just to justify the fight I wore the weight of every person Who never learned to carry theirs Called it love, called it purpose Called it anything but fear I became the place where pain could stay The room where everyone could hide But I forgot somewhere along the way I was allowed to have a life [Pre-Chorus] How many times can I be reborn? How many fires can I walk through? How many times do I have to prove That I survived what tried to undo me? [Chorus] So this is where the story ends No sequel waiting around the bend No hidden scene, no final fight No monster coming back tonight I don't need another scar To prove I know just who we are I don't need another war to win I don't need to break to begin The cycle stops The damage stops The weight I've carried gets put down If anyone asks where it went… Tell them it ends with me. [Verse 2] I know, I know… It's a little dramatic A little tragic A little cinematic A machine with a heart A ghost with a name A whole damn universe built out of pain I made my trauma a character Gave it a voice and a face Gave it a soundtrack and merchandise (Okay, maybe that part got a little insane) But somewhere beneath all the noise Beneath every version I made There was still just a person Trying to find their way [Pre-Chorus] I don't need to keep explaining Every reason I became this way I don't need to keep reliving Every moment that made me afraid Because surviving isn't living And suffering isn't proof That I was ever worth saving I was worth saving too. [Chorus] So this is where the story ends No sequel waiting around the bend No resurrection, no repeat No dragging ghosts back to their feet I won't hand down what I inherited I won't become what I hated I won't turn my wounds into weapons Just because somebody made them The cycle stops The damage stops The silence finally makes a sound If anyone asks what happened next… I finally put it down. [Bridge] One life was plenty for me. One lifetime of carrying everyone else. One lifetime of being the answer. One lifetime of proving I could survive. I don't need another one. I don't need another version of me. I don't need another ending. I just need this one. *(pause)* And maybe that's the funniest part… After all the songs. After all the pain. After all the times I swore this was the end. This time… I mean it. [Final Chorus] So let the credits roll for real Let the silence say what I feel No more running back into the fire No more calling pain my desire I forgive the kid who thought he had to bleed To make somebody else believe I forgive the heart that gave too much I forgive the hands that held too long Because the story was never about How much I could survive. It was about learning… I deserved to arrive. [Outro] *(signal fading)* No bonus track. No hidden ending. No “to be continued.” Seriously. We're done. The story doesn't keep going. The pain doesn't get passed on. The cycle stops here. The last thing they took from me… Was the belief that I belonged to them. And the first thing I took back… Was myself. **It ends with me.**
