STILL HERE Original Song [Verse 1] I used to think the dark came creeping Only when the daylight died, That monsters lived beneath the bed And shadows gave them somewhere to hide. But some monsters come like mercy, Some know exactly what to say. Some wear the face of someone you love While slowly taking you away. I gave my heart with both hands open, Never thought love came with a cost. I kept searching for the good in them While pieces of me got lost. [Pre-Chorus] But every night that tried to drown me Still surrendered to the dawn. Every time I thought I'd lost myself, Something in me carried on. [CHORUS] I'm still here, still here, You couldn't burn me down. Through the smoke, through the tears, I found my way back out. I bent, I broke, But I didn't disappear. You can keep the fire, I'll keep the flame. I'm still here. Still here. Still here. And I'm not going anywhere. [Verse 2] I've cried behind a locked door Then walked outside and wore a smile. I've carried weight nobody noticed And called it living for a while. I've held on long past the breaking, Mistaking pain for being strong. I've loved people through their darkness Until I couldn't find my own. But underneath those shattered pieces, Under everything I'd been, There was a voice beneath the silence Saying, "Get back up again." [Pre-Chorus] So I gathered every piece of me They thought they'd left behind. Turns out a woman who survives the fire Comes back knowing she's the light. [CHORUS] I'm still here, still here, You couldn't burn me down. Through the smoke, through the tears, I found my way back out. I bent, I broke, But I didn't disappear. You can keep the fire, I'll keep the flame. I'm still here. Still here. Still here. And I'm not going anywhere. [Verse 3] I don't hate the girl who trusted. I don't blame her anymore. She couldn't know what waited On the other side of that door. She loved the way she knew to love. She stayed until she understood. And when her heart had taken enough, She did the one thing that she could. She survived. And God, I'm proud of her for that. Because every version of me That crawled when she couldn't stand Is the reason I'm standing here now With my own life in my hands. [Bridge] I've met my monsters. I know their names. I've walked barefoot Through their flames. I've heard "I love you" Wrapped around a lie. I've watched pieces of myself Fall away and still survived. So if the darkness wants me, Tell it I'm not coming back. I already fought like hell To find my way out of that. [Breakdown] I am not what broke me. I am not what left. I am not every promise Someone couldn't keep. I'm the heartbeat that kept beating. I'm the breath they couldn't take. I'm the woman in the ashes Who finally learned to say... [FINAL CHORUS] I'M STILL HERE, STILL HERE, YOU COULDN'T BURN ME DOWN. THROUGH THE SMOKE, THROUGH THE TEARS, LOOK AT ME NOW. I BENT, I BROKE, BUT I DIDN'T DISAPPEAR. YOU CAN KEEP THE FIRE, I'LL KEEP THE FLAME. I'M STILL HERE. STILL HERE. STILL HERE. YOU THOUGHT THE FIRE WOULD BE MY END... BUT BABY, THAT'S WHERE I BEGAN AGAIN. [Outro] So let the shadows come. I'm not afraid of them anymore. I've already met my monsters. Some wore familiar faces. Some came carrying promises. Some called themselves love. But none of them got to keep me. I'm still here. Still healing. Still becoming. Still rising. And after everything that tried to bury me... I'm finally learning how beautiful it feels to rise.
