Before You Judge Me

[Verse]
Before you judge me take a look
At the pages I never wrote in my book
I’ve got scars on scars they don’t fade
Broken bones from the games they played
Torn shoulder couldn’t lift my dreams
Drowned in rivers of silent screams
They threw punches I caught every one
But I’m still standing my story’s not done
[Prechorus]
You think you know but you don’t know
This fire inside me it still grows
[Chorus]
I’ve lived a lifetime in the shadows of pain
But I’m not buried I’m dancing in the rain
Tears and fears they tried to drown me
But I’m still here so don’t you crown me
Before you judge me before you speak
Know I’ve climbed mountains just to feel this peak
[Verse 2]
They cracked my jaw tried to shut me up
Broke my nose said I wasn’t enough
My heart shattered like glass on the floor
But I pieced it together made it something more
They tore my dreams like paper in the wind
But I stitched them back with the strength within
Every fall was a step in my climb
Every bruise a tattoo of my time

spoken-word verses building into melodic hooks, rock, rap, edgy with gritty female vocals; electric guitar riffs, pop, deep bassline, sharp drum hits