[Intro – Spoken] They think survival ends at surgery. Like the danger stayed on the table. But my heart remembers. Every beat every second. [Verse 1 – Slow, tense] Chest tight, breath short, I can’t ignore it Pulse racing, veins screaming, I assess it Doctors talk in measured tones, I hear the countdown Every silence a warning don’t let it drown I’ve been here before, three times, stitched and wired Heart wired for panic, but I’m required To function, to stand, to act like it’s normal But my heartbeat’s orchestra feels too formal [Pre-Chorus] Every monitor beeps like a memory Every breath’s a question will it let me be? I’m awake, I’m alive, but I’m listening To the pulse that’s been quietly threatening [Chorus – Melodic / Emotional] I live between beats now Counting seconds, counting signs Every breath feels borrowed Every calm is compromised They say “you’re lucky,” I nod along But my body still hums the fight I survived the cut, the scar, the fall But fear still checks my pulse at night [Verse 2 – Fast Rap] Three surgeries behind me, scars like tattoos Every twinge, every ache, every bruise I map my body like it’s enemy territory Heartbeat’s a warning, not just a story I calculate pain, I memorize patterns Every flex, every shift, every sudden battering I don’t panic I negotiate logic Every second alive feels almost mythic [Fast Rap ] I don’t rest, I replay every heartbeat like it’s a threat Every twinge, every stab, every second I can’t forget Pulse spikes like alarms, veins screaming, I assess Every motion feels critical can’t afford a misstep I archive pain like data, label it “later” Body remembers trauma, mind negotiates danger Luck isn’t enough, it’s discipline in disguise I survived the cut, the scar, the chaos in my eyes Every calm feels rented, every smile conditional Functioning’s my armor, survival’s habitual They say I’m strong convenient narrative Strength was the only way to stay unshatterable [Bridge – Low / Bare] I don’t fear death I fear uncertainty If today’s the day, my body won’t agree I survived the cut, survived the stitch But peace is a shadow just out of reach [Final Chorus – Cinematic] I live between beats now Still standing, still aware They celebrate survival But I live inside the care I don’t need miracles Just time that doesn’t rush Let my heart keep learning That it’s allowed to trust [Outro – Spoken] They say I’m lucky to be alive. I agree. I just wish my body knew it too.

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