Hidden scars

Verse 1 (Soft piano, airy breath female vocals, light reverb, minimal pad)

I lost my smile to poison, now I barely face the glass,

A ghost stares back at me, like a shadow of my past.

I’m scared to step outside, feel the judgment in the air,

Every look feels heavy, I can feel it everywhere.

But see…

I used to glow different, fire in my veins,

Now I trace old versions of me through the pain.

Lipstick hiding bruises no one ever sees,

Pretty little prison dressed in “she’s okay” to me.

(Pre-Chorus: Add low bass pulse, subtle heartbeat kick, tension riser)

This house became a prison, built from guilt and from regret,

Every corner holds a memory I wish I could forget.

I used to walk with pride, head high, no fear inside

Now I hide within the dark… but I ain’t fully died.

(Chorus: Full drums, distorted guitar, layered vocals, wide stereo, emotional belt)

I wanna be the girl who didn’t care, who felt free,

Before the world went quiet… before I lost me.

Now I’m trapped in my mind, nowhere left to run,

Chasing who I was… but she’s already gone.

And I smile just enough so nobody asks,

But I’m breaking in pieces behind this mask…

I’m still breathing, but it’s hard to believe

I’m alive in this body that abandoned me.

(Verse 2: Piano + strings, soft trap hi-hats, intimate vocals)

I remember sunlight, how it used to feel alive,

Now I’m pacing through these walls, just trying to survive.

The drugs took my joy, left me hollow, left me scarred

Now I’m living every day with a shattered heart.

And yeah…

He was chaos, and I danced in the flame,

Thought love meant losing myself in his name.

I gave him pieces I can’t get back,

Now I’m stitching up a soul that’s cracked.

(Bridge: Strip down, echo vocals, ambient pads, whispered layers)

Time keeps slipping, but I’m frozen in place,

Lost in the memories I can’t erase.

I want to be free, but I’m chained to my past,

Running from shadows that always outlast.

(whisper layer)

“Broken inside… empty outside

(Breakdown: Minimal beat, spoken tone, deep sub bass)

I used to be soft… now I’m steel and scars,

Learned how to survive in emotional wars.

They see a woman… they don’t see the fight,

They don’t hear the screaming I swallow at night.

(Final Chorus: Big drums, heavy guitar, stacked harmonies, ad libs)

I wanna be the girl who didn’t care, who felt free,

Before the world went silent… before they broke me.

Now I’m trapped in my mind, can’t escape this despair,

Just want my life back, but it’s not there.

Still I rise with these cracks in my skin,

Every scar’s just proof I didn’t give in…

Yeah I’m lost—but I’m not done yet,

I’m a storm that just hasn’t struck you dead.

(Outro: Piano only, soft fading vocal, reverb tail)

I lost my smile to poison… but I’m learning how to breathe,

And maybe one day…

I’ll recognize me.