Verse 1] I was ten with a backpack full of dreams, Foster homes

Verse 1] I was ten with a backpack full of dreams, Foster homes and halfway scenes. Names on doors I’d never seen, Learning love was temporary. Midnight moves, just me and my coat, Counting stars out the window, Smiling like I didn’t know— That growing up meant letting go. [Pre-Chorus] But I kept a spark in my soul, Even when the nights got cold. They tried to break me, I swore— I’d come out stronger than before. [Chorus] Now I’m stronger than before, These scars don’t scare me anymore. Built from ashes, heart like flame, A quiet voice that won the game. They said I’d fall, but I found more— Yeah, I’m stronger than before. [Verse 2] Fifteen, with a hospital wrist, Chemo drip and a bucket list. Lost my hair, but not my fist, Still fought back every hit I missed. Eyes got tired, but I saw clear, The same sky I’d watched for years. It told me what I need to hear— "You’re still here. You’re still here." [Pre-Chorus] I knew that pain by name, But I didn’t play its game. I walked through fire, to the core— And came out stronger than before. [Chorus] Now I’m stronger than before, Can’t cage a heart that wants more. Every crack became a line, That tells the story I call mine. They wrote me off, but I wrote more— Now I’m stronger than before. [Bridge] (Spoken/Rhythmic) Yeah, I’ve been the kid with no one to call, Laughed in the halls, cried in the stall. Been the chart they watched like a storm, But I broke their rules and the norm. You don’t choose the w*r you f***t, But you choose to stand upright. And I did. I do. And now I write it down for you— [Final Chorus] 'Cause you're stronger than you know, Even when the dark says “no.” Let the wounds become your light, Let your past give you the right To rise, to roar, to want more— You are stronger than before.