Unbroken Spirit

Track 6 Part 1: Echoes of Strength in Darkness

this song contains explicit themes of childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma, including physical and emotional abuse, violence, loss of innocence, homelessness, self-harm, and struggles with mental health. Reader discretion is advised.

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(Verse 1)
In that wretched house where fists collide,
Words like weapons, pain does its job.
How horrible it was, the treatment so bad,
The agony in every corner, no escape to be had.

(Verse 2)
I heard a story that you can't escape your past,
The innocence I lost at 9, there's no way to get it back.
I sent brave souls to fight, one returned back at night,
Mirror reflecting a painful sight of a body so scars.
I cut into my skin, seeking to escape the pain,
Screaming at the world, fighting for a new life to regain. But roaring out loud, in the rhythm of a desperate heart's last chance.

(Per Chorus)
I am Numb, lost, drowning in pain,
Underwater, suffocating, can't keep afloat.
Out of mind, out of sight,
Barely hanging on, losing the fight.

(Chorus)
I have no secrets anymore,
My name has been plastered on the paper outside your door.
The world said to hide away,
After they read the headlines, they turned me away.
No one wants my broken parts,
Now I'm ashamed of my scars.
Born on the 7th, where echoes linger,
In a house of shadows, where darkness found its way.
In those tender years,
Scars of fire and bullet,
Memories that refuse to fade, like wounds that never bled.
Words like blades, slicing deep,
Moved countless times, a home in care I never could have as no one wanted me.
Silenced by protection, a muted story
Abandoned by the care system, left to navigate alone.
Thrown to the streets after care didn't want me anymore, no place to call mine.
Learning life's harsh rules, a cruel, twisted game,
A journey through shadows, where my strength I reclaim,
A tale of survival, where my light will remain.

(Verse 3)
Emerging from that house, the world turned a cold shoulder on me now,
Walls closing in, darkness attacks, I'm in trouble, all alone, a battle unknown.
Can't sleep, nightmares invade, tears streaming down my face.
Caught in reverse, heart silently screaming.

(Verse 4)
The world turns in my sheets,
Endless nights, alone I greet,
Many faces at the doorway,
All linger, watching me fight, then turn away,
Silently battling in the hallway.
I cry out for help,
They hear, but ignore, my plea for help,
Standing alone, skin and bone,
All faces, looking out for their own.

(Verse 5)
Master anger it's already begun.
My heart's racing fast, can't outrun his rage,
In his eyes, I see a darkness, a deadly stage.
I better run,
The fear grips me tight,
His words are sharp, his temper is wild,
In this house of horrors, I'm just a frightened young 6 years old child.
I got shot by a gun, the bullets pierced my skin,
The pain so deep,
I'll carry this scar
All because I try to protect someone from getting shot
But I won't let it define me, I'll find my own way

(Per Chorus)
Tears blur my vision,
No expression, drowning my sorrows.
I find it kind of funny and sad, that dreams of me dying,
Are best dreams I have had.
I have had years from hell, can you tell?
When I go flying off the edge of a cliff you can't stop me.
My feelings are hidden

(Chorus)
Little boy, staring at the ceiling,
The tears you hide,
Behind those eyes, a world of pain,
Cry them out, let them fall like rain.
Let it out, the weight you've carried long,
Darkness and hurt
It feels good to release what's inside,
To let go of the pain you've tried to hide.
So cry those tears, let them flow,