Plagued (Reimagined)

[Intro]: I didn’t notice when it started. It never kicks the door in — It moves in quietly And convinces you it belongs. [Verse 1]: I let it live in the spaces between my thoughts, Told myself it was safer than being alone. Every day it took a little more ground, Until I couldn’t tell where it ended and I began. I wore it like a second skin, Called it strength when it was just control. I kept saying I was fine While something inside me kept spreading. [Pre-Chorus]: I stopped questioning the weight, Because carrying it became normal. I didn’t feel sick — I just forgot what healthy ever felt like. [Chorus]: I am plagued — By what I let stay. I am plagued — By what I didn’t say. I am plagued — By every time I chose silence Over tearing it out of me. [Verse 2]: It speaks in familiar voices, Uses my name like it earned the right. Tells me this is who I’ve always been, Like decay doesn’t need permission to grow. I tried to outrun it by staying busy, By filling the days until I felt empty at night. But it doesn’t chase — It waits until you slow down. [Pre-Chorus]: I thought endurance meant winning, But I was just learning how to last longer in pain. There’s a difference between surviving And letting something consume you quietly. [Chorus]: I am plagued — By what I let stay. I am plagued — By what I didn’t say. I am plagued — By every time I chose silence Over tearing it out of me. [Bridge]: I don’t need another excuse to keep it, I need the courage to make it bleed. If it hurts to rip it out, Then maybe that’s proof it never belonged to me. I’d rather face the damage honestly Than keep calling this poison “home.” [Final Chorus]: I was plagued — But I can change. I was plagued — But it won’t stay. I was plagued — By letting it decide who I am, And that ends now. [Outro]: It doesn’t leave all at once. But it doesn’t own me anymore.