We Were Never Broken

[Intro] I spent years hiding mirrors, Learning silence like a prayer. Every scar they left upon us Still remembers we were there. [Verse 1] We were told to make ourselves smaller, Taught to carry shame like chains. Different hearts inside the shadows, Smiling through invisible pain. Some of us were left abandoned, Some were forced to disappear. Some kept dancing through the darkness Just to make it through the fear. [Pre-Chorus] But every wound became a doorway, Every night became a spark. And every soul they tried to silence Still burns brightly through the dark. [Chorus] We were never broken, Only taught to hide our light. Every scar became a fire Still burning through the night. And even when the world denied us, Tried to tear our souls apart— We became something beautiful, Still shining through the dark. [Verse 2] Some found family in strangers, Some found refuge on the floor. Basslines shaking through the city, Like a heartbeat asking for more. Hands held tight beneath streetlights, Voices rising through the haze. Not surviving just to suffer— We were born to be this way. [Pre-Chorus] And every time they tried to shame us, Something stronger rose again. Not perfection—something human. Not defeated—still becoming. [Chorus] We were never broken, Only taught to hide our light. Every scar became a fire Still burning through the night. And even when the world denied us, Tried to tear our souls apart— We became something beautiful, Still shining through the dark. [Bridge] For the ones we couldn’t save, For the names we still carry. For the hearts that stopped too early, For the voices still inside us. This is not the sound of weakness. This is not the sound of shame. This is generations rising And refusing to fade away. [Final Chorus] We were never broken, Never meant to disappear. Every scar became a fire, Every voice still led us here. No more hiding in the shadows, No more shame beneath our skin. What they tried to call our weakness Was the strength that burned within. We survived to become ourselves, Still shining through the dark. Every battle, every heartbreak Only taught us who we are. [Outro] No more hiding from our reflection. No more shame inside our skin. What they called broken Was the fire growing within.