I stop here.

Verse 1 I learned love with my teeth clenched Learned peace by staying small I learned silence keeps you breathing When you’re pinned against the wall I was taught to carry blame Like it was holy, like it was mine To call survival “forgiveness” And call the damage “just time” Pre-Chorus They said “that’s just how it is” “Blood means you don’t walk away” But nobody asked what it cost me To keep the peace that way Chorus So I stop here With shaking hands and a breaking voice I stop here Even when it feels like I don’t have a choice I loved you harder than I loved myself And it nearly ruined me If pain is the family tradition Then I stop here—with me Verse 2 I’ve swallowed words like glass Smiled while I bled inside I’ve been the glue, the shield, the excuse The one who kept everyone alive They called me “strong” when I endured Called me “cold” when I said no Funny how strength is only praised When it lets them stay in control Pre-Chorus I begged for room to breathe They told me to pray, to wait But heaven never asked me To accept what breaks me this way Chorus So I stop here I put my name back in my mouth I stop here I choose myself without apology now I’m done confusing loyalty with pain And love with misery If suffering is the inheritance Then I stop here—with me Bridge This is me unlearning fear This is me choosing the truth This is me letting it hurt Instead of handing it down to you I won’t make my children fluent In walking on shattered ground I won’t teach them love is something You survive instead of feel safe around Breakdown (soft / cracked) I’m terrified and I’m grieving Who I was supposed to be But I’d rather be alone and honest Than loved conditionally Final Chorus So I stop here Even if it costs me everything I stop here Even if my knees still shake I’m not cruel, I’m not ungrateful I’m not heartless or unkind I’m brave enough to end the story That almost took my life Outro Someone had to be the one To finally say “this isn’t love” They’ll call it betrayal I call it breaking the cycle And choosing to live