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Brave Enough To Stay

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----------------------------------------------------------------- 🎵 Part of the Zero One Beats library — streaming live 24/7 on Twitch. 📺 Listen: twitch.tv/ZeroOneBeats 💬 Discord: discord.gg/uweQ4wJbJz We're a community-driven radio playing only the best AI-created music! ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] Used to walk that hallway slow Eyes on the floor Shoes on show Laughter like a warning sign Sharp little words in a crooked line Took my name and bent it hard Wrote it on every locker scar I learned every shadow Every turn Carried their voices till my stomach burned [Pre-Chorus] But every sting Lit a spark Tiny flame In the dark I held tight To my own hand Didn’t know it yet But I had a plan [Chorus] Look at me now I’m not hiding Turned every bruise into lightning You tried to break what you didn’t understand I learned to love who I am From every cruel little word that you’d say I built a heart that’s brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay [Verse 2] Years went by I changed my name To the one I say with pride Not shame Found some friends who stayed through storms Showed me my edges were perfect forms I still hear that echo sometimes Old echoes tangled in newer lines But now when it whispers “you’re not enough” I answer back “I’ve heard tougher stuff” [Pre-Chorus] Every win Every scar Made me see Who you are You were hurt So you threw stones I learned the truth We’re more than bones [Chorus] Look at me now I’m not hiding Turned every bruise into lightning You tried to break what you didn’t understand I learned to love who I am From every cruel little word that you’d say I built a heart that’s brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay [Bridge] I forgive the kids who tore me down (oh) Doesn’t mean I’ll let you push me now I’m taller than your tallest shout I’m bigger than your fear and doubt I’m the softest voice that learned to roar I’m the slammed-shut Wide-open door Every time you pushed me away You just showed me where I’d never fade [Chorus] So look at me now I’m not hiding Turned every bruise into lightning You tried to break what you didn’t understand I learned to love who I am From every cruel little word that you’d say I built a heart that’s brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay Brave enough to stay