[Intro ] I didn’t wake up healed. I woke up breathing. And somehow… that was enough. [Verse 1] Morning light in tired eyes Ghosts still linger, never said goodbye I carry pieces of who I was They don’t own me not anymore Learned the weight don’t disappear Just built my shoulders year by year Every scar still knows my name Now they speak but don’t hold chains I meet my gaze, don’t turn away Half a nod like, “Yeah I stayed.” Some days quiet, some days loud Not lost just finding ground [Chorus] This is the calm after fire and rain I’m still breathing through the change I don’t grow fast, I grow real and slow Let the light in, learn to glow Not fearless, I still stay Even when hope comes late I don’t win every war I face But I found life after pain [Verse 2] I stopped explainin’ every crack Some stories don’t deserve the facts I don’t owe strength for wounds I carry Just quiet nights that move me steady I learned to rest without regret Let joy come in without a debt Used to think peace had to be earned Now I know it’s something learned Still write my truth when nights feel long Still talk to God when faith feels gone Still ask myself the reasons why But questioning ain’t sayin’ goodbye [Chorus] This is the calm after fire and rain I’m still standing in the change I don’t shine loud, I glow true I don’t need saving I choose to stay Not fearless, I still stay Even when nothing feels the same I don’t win every war I face But I found life after pain [Bridge – Spoken / Half-Sung] No one tells you about the silence After survival. When the noise fades But you’re still shaking. Healing isn’t loud. It’s choosing to stay. Again. And again [Verse 3] I don’t need chaos to feel strong I don’t confuse pain with belonging I choose softer kinds of brave Like letting peace unpack and stay If darkness knocks, I don’t run I’ve met that fear I’ve overcome I know its shape, I know its end And I don’t walk alone again I forgave parts I used to fight Thanked my past for one more night I didn’t break I rearranged Turned survival into shape [Final Chorus] This is the life after the flame Still imperfect, still awake I don’t fear the cracks in me They let in who I’m meant to be I’m not cured, I’m not done I’m just finally becoming someone Who believes their heart can stay Here , after the pain [Outro – Soft / Breath] I stayed. And the world didn’t end. It opened.

After the fight