[Intro – stomp / clap, low voices] HEY… (HEY…) HEY… (HEY…) [restrained, not hype yet — tension] Verse You spoke like you knew who I was inside Like your words were the truth, not a place to hide You smiled while you cut me down to size Called it “honest” when it was just disguised You don’t see the nights that I held my breath Trying to survive what you called “jest” You threw your pain like it was my fault But I learned real strength doesn’t need assault Pre-Chorus Every time you tried to make me feel small You showed me how weak you really are I didn’t break — I learned to stand While you were screaming, I became calm [drums begin to rise] HEY… (HEY…) Chorus If I fall, I rise without a sound If I bleed, I don’t bleed out I don’t scream, I don’t give you that I get stronger than that You needed power, I needed truth You needed fear, I needed proof I don’t become what you throw at me I get stronger than that [Post-Chorus – restrained chant] Oh—oh… Oh—oh… [not celebratory — steady, controlled] Verse 2 You fed on doubt like it kept you alive Picked at the cracks just to feel justified You called me weak — but here’s the truth You only attack what reminds you of you I carried the weight you refused to face Turned your damage into restraint You tried to make me disappear But I learned how to stand right here Pre-Chorus You confuse being loud with being strong But strength doesn’t need a crowd I survived what you couldn’t stop And that’s what hurts you now [full drop — one breath] HEY. Chorus If I fall, I rise without a sound If I bleed, I don’t bleed out I don’t scream, I don’t give you that I get stronger than that You needed power, I needed truth You needed fear, I needed proof I don’t become what you throw at me I get stronger than that [Bridge – LOW - BUILD, ] You never wanted me broken You wanted me beneath you But I learned something you never did Strength isn’t taking Strength is surviving STAND — UP. STAND — TALL. I don’t wear your name on my skin I don’t carry your shame within STAND — UP. STAND — TALL. [drums explode, full band slams in] [Final Chorus BIGGEST, controlled fury] If I fall, I rise without a sound If I bleed, I don’t bleed out I don’t scream, I don’t give you that I get stronger than that You tried to define me by your doubt But I outgrew the space you shout from I’m not what you tried to make of me I’M STRONGER — THAN — THAT. STRONGER — THAN — THAT. [Outro – crowd, calm but final] WE — DON’T — BREAK. WE — DON’T — BEND. STRONGER — THAN — THAT.

Stronger than that