The Crime of Surviving

(Intro)

(Slow, haunting piano... a faint sound of a courtroom gavel)

Your Honor, I’d like to submit a piece of evidence...

My pulse.

(Deep, distorted bass kick starts)

(Verse 1)

(Spoken-word style, breathy and fast)

Funny how you remember the story with a halo on

Like you weren’t the one who left the gas leaking and the lights on

You fed me "forever" with a side of "not enough"

Then acted surprised when the diamond got rough

I was a daughter, a lover, a ghost in your hall

Now I’m the wreckage you can’t quite recall.

Go ahead, tell 'em I’m crazy, tell 'em I’m "too much"

Tell 'em I burned every bridge that you didn’t want to touch.

(Pre-Chorus)

(Vocals getting louder, layering with harmonies)

You’re building a cage out of "he-said, she-said"

But I’m living rent-free in the back of your head

Yeah, keep the receipts, keep the lies, keep the blame

But you forgot one thing... I’m the one who owns the flame.

(Chorus)

(Heavy, aggressive trap-metal beat drops)

NOT GUILTY for the way I had to break!

NOT GUILTY for the space I had to take!

You call it "venom" but I call it the truth

I’m just digging up the bodies that you buried in my youth!

So put me on the stand, go on, point the finger

I’m the bitter taste that’s always gonna linger

I’m the consequence of every lie you told—

I’m not cold, I’m just finished doing what I’m told!

(Verse 2)

(Slower, more melodic but mocking)

A "good girl" stays quiet, a "good girl" stays small

A "good girl" picks the glass up after you break it all

But I’m a masterpiece of everything you tried to kill

And I’m still standing here, staring at the bill

You owe me an apology you’ll never have the guts to say

So I’ll just take my sanity and walk the other way.

(Bridge)

(Whispered, then building to a scream)

They say "forgive and forget," well I’ve got a better idea

How about I show you exactly what I had to fear?

(Silence)

GUILTY OF SURVIVING!

(Final Chorus)

(Maximum intensity, heavy distortion)

NOT GUILTY for the way I had to break!

NOT GUILTY for the space I had to take!

You call it "venom" but I call it the truth

I’m just digging up the bodies that you buried in my youth!

(Outro)

(Back to the haunting piano)

Case dismissed.

I’m free.

But you? You’re stuck with you.

(Sound of a door slamming)