Title: “Not Done” Verse 1 I woke up tired, heavier than before Like every step was keeping score My mind said, “This is what you get” But exhaustion isn’t a verdict I’ve been carrying more than I could hold Old ways cracking under the load This isn’t failure, this isn’t fate Just a system asking me to change Pre-Chorus When I’m tired, my thoughts get loud They tell me stories, dark and proud But fear talks fast when the body’s weak Symptoms speaking — not prophecy Chorus I am not late I am not less I am not broken by this heaviness I don’t have to prove, I don’t have to run I’m still here I’m not done Verse 2 They said, “Rise up, be strong, be sure” But confidence comes after the cure Before the dream, before the fire There’s breath in my chest, there’s life returning Body first, then belief Movement, sound, something I create No judgment, no finish line Even five percent is enough this time Pre-Chorus 2 I don’t think my way back into light I feel my way, one honest night Aliveness comes before the crown Before the man I think I’ve lost or found Chorus I am not late I am not less I am not failing this test I don’t have to win, I don’t have to run I’m still here I’m not done Bridge (drop the beat, very intimate) I don’t need to rise I need to be held Let the sadness breathe Without meaning hell Rest without shame Stay without proof One small act Still counts as truth Masculinity isn’t force or flame It’s self-respect when I’m under the weight Effort with safety, strength with grace Let me stand here, let me stay Final Chorus (music slowly opens) I am not late I am not less I am not defined by my emptiness I don’t have to push to become someone new I come back to life By being true I am not late I am not done There is still warmth in the rising sun I don’t need the whole road — just this one I’m still here I’m not done Outro (soft, almost spoken) Exhaustion is not a verdict This moment isn’t the end I breathe I move I begin again
