[Verse 1] I was built from quiet, shaped by stone No borrowed fire, no borrowed tone I learned to stand and stand alone A steady spine, a tempered bone [Verse 2] I wore a smile I couldn’t keep A borrowed light that felt too cheap It looked like strength, it dressed up deep But cracked at night when I couldn’t sleep [Verse 3] The day I stopped explaining pain I dropped the shield, I cut the chain No more defense, no need to strain I let the truth fall straight like rain [Verse 4] I found my armor soft, not hard Not built to strike, just built to guard It bends with hits, it takes the scar But keeps my center where we are [Verse 5] The loudest voices claimed the crown They shook the air, they burned the ground But truth was calm, it made no sound I learned to trust what stayed profound [Verse 6] My hands were shaking, still I moved Each step unsure, each nerve unproved Fear spoke loud, but I disproved That only calm means being smooth [Verse 7] I grew up raised by distant walls By empty rooms and muted calls I learned to stand when silence falls And fight my quiet inner brawl [Verse 8] I don’t miss who I had to be That thinner ghost that wasn’t me I cut the rope, I set it free No backward pull, no memory [Verse 9] Time stayed watching, clean and fair It never judged, it didn’t care It saw who bent, it saw who tore And who still stood there wanting more [Outro] Safe is still, but still is tame I chose the risk, I chose the flame This is the weight that didn’t break me, didn’t break me The weight that didn’t break me, didn’t break me
