Rebound Season

[Tone: Dark pop / rap, NF-style
Theme: Wasted time, heartbreak, shame, self-blame, growth through pain]

[Intro]
Yeah…
This one hurts different.

[Verse 1]
Three years gone, swear I blinked and it vanished
Called it love but I knew I was damaged
I was lonely, you were there, that was it
Built a future on a temporary fix
I ignored every red flag waving
Told myself “this is patience”
Nah, this was fear of being alone
So I stayed even when I felt it erode

[Pre-Chorus]
I gave my heart to someone who couldn’t hold it
Now I’m paying interest on moments I wasted

[Chorus]
Rebound season, I was bleeding
Tried to heal by pretending
I was fine, I was lying
I was numb but still breathing
Three years deep in a lesson
I didn’t know I was learning
Now I see it for what it was
A fire that only kept burning

[Verse 2]
I lost myself trying to save us
Lost my drive, lost my faith, yeah
Every fight left another crack
Still I kept running right back
I thought pain meant it was real
Thought suffering proved how I feel
But love ain’t supposed to feel like chains
Or like waking up wishing you changed

[Chorus]
Rebound season, false reasons
I confused hurt for commitment
I was scared of starting over
So I settled in the distance
I was there but not alive
Just surviving, not existing
Looking back, I don’t hate her
I just hate what I accepted

[Bridge]
I don’t blame you for leaving
I blame me for ignoring the truth
I knew deep down it wasn’t right
Still I stayed ‘cause I didn’t know what else to do

[Verse 3]
Now I’m with someone who sees me
Not just the parts that are easy
She don’t love me ‘cause I’m broken
She loves me ‘cause I’m me
And that scares me more than pain
‘Cause I got something to lose
I ain’t repeating the cycle
I ain’t walking that loop

[Final Chorus]
Rebound season almost killed me
Almost made me forget my worth
But I walked out with scars, yeah
And a clearer view of love and hurt
If I never fell that far down
I wouldn’t know what I deserve
So I thank the pain I survived
Even though it still burns

[Outro]
Some chapters aren’t failures…
They’re warnings.

Male - Rap/Pop