Still Breathing

Woke up to a screen, blue light on my face

Another bad headline, another bad day

Feels like I’m under it, pressure on my chest

Still here… yeah, I guess

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Everybody flexin’ like they made it out

Half of us are drowning, just afraid to shout

Smile in my stories, crash in my room

Hundred fake voices, nobody true

They said “follow your dreams,” never showed the map

Rent due Friday, hope’s a luxury tax

We joke about dying like it’s nothing new

Turn pain into memes just to make it through

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They tell us “be patient,” like time’s on our side

But time’s been stealing from us our whole damn lives

They want us quiet, tired, tame

But pressure turns sparks into flames

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I’m tired but I’m still breathing

Broken but still believing

There’s more than surviving till the weekend

Yeah, the world’s on fire, we can feel it

Screaming inside but we don’t mute it

We’re done being harmless—

We burn the silence

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They feed us fear, then say “don’t speak”

Call it freedom, charge it weekly

Watched hope die in a headline scroll

Watched love get buried under control

I don’t want a throne, I just want sleep

I don’t need a mansion, I need peace

If standing up makes me the threat

Then say it loud—no regret

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If breathing was survival

This is resistance

If hope was quiet

This is persistence

If you feel lost, you’re not alone

If you’re still here, that’s strength you own

(beat drops out)

We don’t need saving

We need a reason

We need a moment

To just be alive

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I’m tired but I’m still breathing

Scared but I’m still dreaming

They tried to numb us, tried to break us

But anger kept our hearts awake, yeah

Burn the silence, light it up

No filter left, no giving up

We’re not broken, just bending

Not dead—just healing

They tried to break us…

But look—we’re still breathing

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Still here.

No mute.

No silence.