14.By accident, not on purpose”

The track opens with haunting male vocals over a sparse, moody electric guitar, Drums crash in with raw, riot grrrl punk energy as the song mounts toward a soaring, anthemic chorus layered with distorted guitars and gritty bass, Bridge features dynamic drum fills and vocal wails

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[Verse 1]
The work I’ve done, I never called it beautiful
Never dared to say I was good at all
Just a clown born to play the fool
They said I was too stupid, so I believed it all

Laughing to hide, swallowing pain
Training myself to be silent since I was small
Every word cut deep, but I stayed the same
Pretending I was nothing at all

[Chorus]
I’m just a fool in their eyes
The weak one who keeps trying every day
No matter how they trample me, I stand still
Silent outside, hiding inside
They taught me to endure, to swallow, to cover
To keep my tears beneath the pillow
So I smile though the fire burns within
Taking it all, thinking I don’t matter

[Verse 2]
Whatever they say, I nod along
Forcing my heart to follow their script
Blaming myself for every wrong
Hoping they’d like me, even if it hurts a bit

Passing the mirror, I can’t look inside
Afraid to see myself and hate what I find
The work I made, I pretend it’s not mine
Afraid to love it, afraid of their lines

[Bridge]
But in the “fool” they see in me
Is there still a child hiding quietly?
The one who never spoke a word
Still waiting for forgiveness from me (hey)

[Chorus]
I may look foolish in their eyes
But in my own, I start to see me rise
The little works I feared now become my friends
I’ll hold them close, never lose them again
Even if the world still calls me naïve
I’ll try to believe softly in me
The silent one will slowly speak
Not loud, just enough to know I’m worth something

[Verse 3]
I’m still the same, my heart runs too fast
Each morning I wake, never knowing if it lasts
My mind is noisy, like a TV inside
Tired of pretending I’m fine, pretending I understand

[Chorus]
My life goes up and down inside
Some days I stand here, yet feel I’ve died
It started back when I was just a child
But the pain never softened, not once in time
Family broken, each walked away
No home left for me to stay
Only a family I stumbled upon
Between lost roads and tears that run

[Verse 4]
I grew up with the same old line
“Why can’t you sit still, try harder this time?”
They never saw inside, when my heart was tied
Breathing tangled, nowhere to hide

So I packed a few clothes in a worn-out bag
And left without direction, no map to drag

[Bridge]
Some people came, just shelter from the rain
Some left scars, then walked away again
But a few stayed, listening through the night
Not blood, not kin, but they made me believe
Home might be the place where we don’t fake a smile

[Final Chorus]
My life goes up and down inside
Some days I stand here, yet feel I’ve died
It started back when I was just a child
But I won’t surrender my whole life to the tide
Though my old family broke apart, walked away
No home left for me to stay
I’ll build a family I stumbled upon
From those who see my worth, even as I am

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[Verse 1] The work I’ve done, I never called it beautiful Never dared to say I was good at all Just a clown born to play the fool They said I was too stupid, so I believed it all Laughing to hide, swallowing pain Training myself to be silent since I was small Every word cut deep, but I stayed the same Pretending I was nothing at all [Chorus] I’m just a fool in their eyes The weak one who keeps trying every day No matter how they trample me, I stand still Silent outside, hiding inside They taught me to endure, to swallow, to cover To keep my tears beneath the pillow So I smile though the fire burns within Taking it all, thinking I don’t matter [Verse 2] Whatever they say, I nod along Forcing my heart to follow their script Blaming myself for every wrong Hoping they’d like me, even if it hurts a bit Passing the mirror, I can’t look inside Afraid to see myself and hate what I find The work I made, I pretend it’s not mine Afraid to love it, afraid of their lines [Chorus] I’m just a fool in their eyes The weak one who keeps trying every day No matter how they trample me, I stand still Silent outside, hiding inside They taught me to endure, to swallow, to cover To keep my tears beneath the pillow So I smile though the fire burns within Taking it all, thinking I don’t matter [Bridge] But in the “fool” they see in me Is there still a child hiding quietly? The one who never spoke a word Still waiting for forgiveness from me (hey) [Chorus] I may look foolish in their eyes But in my own, I start to see me rise The little works I feared now become my friends I’ll hold them close, never lose them again Even if the world still calls me naïve I’ll try to believe softly in me The silent one will slowly speak Not loud, just enough to know I’m worth something [Verse 3] I’m still the same, my heart runs too fast Each morning I wake, never knowing if it lasts My mind is noisy, like a TV inside Tired of pretending I’m fine, pretending I understand [Chorus] My life goes up and down inside Some days I stand here, yet feel I’ve died It started back when I was just a child But the pain never softened, not once in time Family broken, each walked away No home left for me to stay Only a family I stumbled upon Between lost roads and tears that run [Verse 4] I grew up with the same old line “Why can’t you sit still, try harder this time?” They never saw inside, when my heart was tied Breathing tangled, nowhere to hide So I packed a few clothes in a worn-out bag And left without direction, no map to drag [Chorus] My life goes up and down inside Some days I stand here, yet feel I’ve died It started back when I was just a child But the pain never softened, not once in time Family broken, each walked away No home left for me to stay Only a family I stumbled upon Between lost roads and tears that run [Bridge] Some people came, just shelter from the rain Some left scars, then walked away again But a few stayed, listening through the night Not blood, not kin, but they made me believe Home might be the place where we don’t fake a smile [Final Chorus] My life goes up and down inside Some days I stand here, yet feel I’ve died It started back when I was just a child But I won’t surrender my whole life to the tide Though my old family broke apart, walked away No home left for me to stay I’ll build a family I stumbled upon From those who see my worth, even as I am

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