Not Broken (Breaking Open)

I been quiet, but the silence loud

Heart heavy, head low, still walkin’ proud

Told her my truth, thought she’d hold it close

But she backed off — now I feel like a ghost

Every time I open up, I bleed a little

Give ’em real and they retreat a little

Said I love too hard — that’s my flaw

But I don’t know another way at all

I ain’t tryna be the victim, I just speak what’s real

Pain been my roommate, truth been my meal

She said I got trauma, said I need help

But where was help when I was raisin’ myself?

I’m not broken, I’m breaking open

Let the flood out — let the hurt be spoken

Tears ain’t weakness, they the proof I’m feelin’

Scars on my soul but I’m still healin’

They run when I’m raw, stay when I’m numb

But I can’t fake peace just to keep someone

Yeah I’m not broken, I’m breaking open

Yeah I’m not broken, I’m breaking open

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Told her I feel unloved and left behind

Told her I got voices in the back of my mind

Told her ‘bout Briana, the past I survived

She gave me a smile, then hit me with the “thumbs” sign

Felt like a punch, no reply, just a pause

Like my truth too loud, like my hurt got flaws

But this ain’t drama, it’s my core unravelin’

All my life been good at maskin’ damage in

I don’t want pity, I want peace

I just want someone who won’t leave

When the room get tense, when the tone ain’t sweet

Still hold me close, not retreat from me

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I’m not broken, I’m breaking open

Let the pain talk — yeah, no more hopin’

For love that’s soft when it’s easy to show

But cold when the truth starts to overflow

So I cry if I need, cuss if I must

‘Cause healing don’t happen without a little dust

Yeah I’m not broken, I’m breaking open

Not destroyed, just fully awoken