[Verse 1] I kept my name in the seam of my sleeve, where the world couldn’t pull it apart. I learned early how to smile with one eye on the door, one hand on my truth. The mirror knows what I won’t say out loud— some days I wear my silence like gold. But I am not empty. I am not cracked. I am a whole dark river learning its shape. [Pre-Chorus] So listen close. I am still here. Still breathing. Still breaking through. Still carrying fire in a paper mouth. Still saying my own name when nobody calls. [Chorus] I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) You can bend me but I don’t fold. You can burn me but I won’t go cold. I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) [Verse 2] There were rooms where my footsteps felt too loud, like I owed the floor an apology. There were hands that tried to name me before they knew the weather in my blood. I got tired. I got quiet. I got sharp enough to cut my own way back. Now I stand in the mess with my head up, and every scar is a map home. [Pre-Chorus] So listen close. I am still here. Still breathing. Still breaking through. Still carrying fire in a paper mouth. Still saying my own name when nobody calls. [Chorus] I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) You can bend me but I don’t fold. You can burn me but I won’t go cold. I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) [Bridge] If you find me at the edge of the night, don’t mistake my quiet for a grave. It’s just me gathering thunder in the softest place I know. [Final Chorus] I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) I made a home out of every hard thing. I made a song out of the last breath pain brings. I am still here (I am still here) I am still here (still here) And I will not disappear just to make you comfortable.
