[Intro – piano froid, respiration, spoken word] This isn't punishment. This is survival. Let me explain. [Verse 1 – flow Eminem, dense, multisyllabes, colère technique] This isn't punishment — let me make that crystal clear This is self-preservation, this is choosing to stay here Away from the damage that my family puts me through The kind of hurt that hits different when it comes from people who Are supposed to love you unconditionally — but place conditions On the love they give depending on convenient omissions I can't take his behavior anymore — I'm done Can't take the way you minimize everything he's done His actions and his words — toward you and toward me You keep your eyes wide shut like you prefer not to see You excuse it all because he's "unhappy" — that's the line But did you ever once stop and ask if I was fine Did you ever turn around and look at what I carried While you were busy making sure his feelings weren't mishandled [Pre-Chorus – montée, voix qui se tend] You never asked if I was okay Not once — not ever — not a single day [Chorus – mélodique, émotionnel, autotune léger] I don't want him in my life — that's not hate That's just me finally choosing my own fate I won't carry what I never deserved to hold I choose peace now — I choose to break the mold My freedom… Finally my freedom… [Verse 2 – plus sombre, vérité directe, flow qui accélère] Christmas — you watched it happen and said nothing at all Like I deserved the aggression — like I deserved to fall Like my pain mattered less than his discomfort in the room Like being a son just meant smiling through the gloom Mom — yeah you — you hurt me and that's real I'm not wrapping it in softness so it's easier to feel I needed you to step up — you didn't — that's the truth I needed your protection and instead I got the roof Of silence — of looking the other way — of keeping peace At the cost of everything I needed — my release I just wanted my parents to stand up and take my side Just once — just one time — not swallow it inside All I wanted was your support — was that too much to ask That my version of events wasn't buried in the past Not minimized, not rationalized, not swept beneath the rug Just seen — just heard — just given one real hug [Pre-Chorus – voix presque cassée] I needed you to stand up for me that night I needed you to tell me I was right [Chorus] I don't want him in my life — that's not hate That's just me finally choosing my own fate I won't carry what I never deserved to hold I choose peace now — I choose to break the mold My freedom… Finally my freedom… [Bridge – piano seul, spoken word, voix nue] I'm not trying to punish anyone. I'm trying to heal. You taught me that family love doesn't always feel like love. And it took me years to understand that protecting yourself from family isn't betrayal. It's the hardest form of self-respect. *(silence — 2 secondes)* I just wanted a real apology. Sincere. Not forced. Not late. [Verse 3 – flow rapide, libération totale, catharsis] So today I'm putting down what I've been carrying too long Every silence every absence every place I didn't belong I forgive you mom — not for you but for my peace of mind Because holding onto anger just keeps leaving me behind And him — I erase him quietly without a scene No hatred no drama — just a line drawn sharp and clean He doesn't get access to what I'm building anymore That chapter is closed — I'm walking out the door Every scar was documentation — every wound a proof That I survived the version of this family that didn't know the truth I'm not broken beyond repair — I'm just finally awake And choosing my own peace is the best choice I'll ever make [Final Chorus – cathartique, tout s'ouvre] I don't want him in my life — that's not hate That's just me finally choosing my own fate I won't carry what I never deserved to hold I choose peace — I choose to let it go I choose my peace… I choose my life… Finally free… Finally mine. [Outro – piano qui s'efface, voix apaisée] This isn't punishment… This is love for myself. Finally.
