Dark Cloud of Doubt

[Intro – spoken, low, hostile] You named me before you knew me. You judged me before I spoke. That name stuck… So I wore it. ⸻ [Verse 1] I walked into your circle already condemned Eyes like scales, measuring the end Every question loaded, every pause a test You decided I was less I felt it in the room, thick and quiet Every breath said I shouldn’t try it You didn’t hear a word I said You heard the stories in your head ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Folded arms, closed minds You drew the line And pushed me to the other side ⸻ [Chorus] YOU CALLED ME THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT A NAME YOU COULDN’T SHAKE YOU WROTE ME OFF AS A MISTAKE YOU CALLED ME THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT LIKE I’D DRAG YOU DOWN BUT I’M STILL HERE AND I DIDN’T DROWN ⸻ [Verse 2] Years went by, I stayed in place Showed my worth face to face While you waited for me to fail I held the line, I took the weight I carried your daughter through real life Through broken sleep and sharpened nights While you watched from a distance safe Still calling me the same old name ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2] Every doubt you threw my way Got carved into what I became Not your version Mine ⸻ [Chorus] YOU CALLED ME THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT LIKE I WAS A THREAT LIKE I’D RUIN EVERYTHING YOU’D BUILT TO PROTECT YOU CALLED ME THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT BUT I HELD MY GROUND I’M STILL HERE AND I DIDN’T BOW ⸻ [Breakdown – slow, crushing, chantable] Say it again Say my name Say I don’t belong Say I won’t remain (half-time hit) I. AM. STILL. HERE. ⸻ [Bridge – restrained rage] Twenty-seven years Under your stare Every step forward Proved you were scared You mistook control for truth And silence for proof But time exposes lies And I survived you ⸻ [Final Chorus – bigger, angrier] I AM THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT THE NAME YOU GAVE TO ME I CARRIED IT AND MADE IT MEANING I AM THE DARK CLOUD OF DOUBT NOT YOUR REGRET NOT YOUR SHAME I OUTLASTED EVERY WORD YOU SAID ⸻ [Outro – spoken, cold, final] You don’t get to rename me now. You already tried. I lived anyway. ⸻