Scarred but Rising

Yeah… Broken hearts, broken ways,

Lost myself inside these days.

I smile so nobody knows,

How much pain I hide below.

I got a heart full of scars that I never show,

Too many things in my head that I’ll never know.

I learned to laugh when I really wanna cry,

Say “I’m okay” while I’m dying inside.

I made mistakes, yeah,

I carry that weight,

Lost some people that I wish I could save.

Some nights I sit and I question my ways,

Wonder if I’m still the same person I made.

I chased temporary highs just to silence my mind,

Tried to run from the pain but it followed behind.

Every bottle, every pill,

every tear on my

face, Couldn’t fill the empty in this broken place.

Broken hearts, broken ways,

Lost in the darkness,

stuck in my maze.

I gave my love,

but it came with a price,

Now I’m paying for the things I did in my life.

Broken hearts, broken dreams,

Nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.

But I’m still here,

so I’m finding my way,

Trying to turn all this pain into something someday.

I pushed people away when I needed them close,

Built walls around me like nobody knows.

I was scared of attachment,

scared of the fall,

So I acted like I never cared at all.

But deep down I cared more than words could explain,

I just didn’t know how to deal with the pain.

I wanted forgiveness, wanted a change,

But you can’t rewrite every chapter you’ve made.

Now I’m learning that healing ain’t straight,

Some days I’m strong,

some days I break.

But every morning that I open my eyes,

Is another chance to get my life right.

If my younger self could see me today,

I’d tell him, “Don’t let the darkness decide your fate.”

You don’t have to be perfect to change,

You just gotta keep walking through the pain.

Broken hearts, broken ways,

I’ve been lost for so many days.

But every scar tells me I survived,

Every tear means I was alive.

Broken hearts, broken dreams,

I’m becoming more than what I’ve been.

I can’t change what happened yesterday,

But I can choose who I become today.

Broken hearts…

broken ways…

Still got hope inside these grey days.

I lost myself, but I’m finding my name,

And maybe healing means changing the game.