I DIDN’T
FALL.

I’m not here to explain the scars tonight.
I’m not here to make the pain sound beautiful.
I’m just here.
Breathing.
Still holding on.

I came through rooms with no windows
Came through nights with no sound
Came through days that pressed their hands
Hard against my mouth

I felt the weight, I felt the shaking
Felt the floor move under me
But something in my tired bones
Would not let go of me

You can see the marks I carry
You can hear it in my voice
But I am not a broken ending
I am still a living choice

I didn’t fall
I’m still breathing
I didn’t break
I’m still here

I’ve been low
I’ve been bleeding
But I didn’t disappear

I didn’t fall
Not tonight
Not this time
Not at all

There were hands that came up empty
There were words that cut too deep
There were people standing near me
Who still never saw me bleed

I kept moving through the pressure
Kept my name inside my chest
When the world took all my quiet
I still saved one final breath

I don’t need them all to notice
I don’t need a crowded room
I just need my heart still beating
When the dark walks through

I didn’t fall
I’m still breathing
I didn’t break
I’m still here

I’ve been low
I’ve been bleeding
But I didn’t disappear

I didn’t fall
Not tonight
Not this time
Not at all

Let the night lean heavy
Let the walls come close
Let the old pain whisper
What it thinks it knows

I have walked through fire
With no witness near
And I came out silent
But I came out here

I’m still here!
I’m still here!
You hear me now?
I’m still here!

I didn’t fall
I’m still breathing
I didn’t break
I’m still here

I’ve been low
I’ve been bleeding
But I didn’t disappear

I didn’t fall
Not tonight
Not this time
Not at all

Still air in my lungs
Still blood in my hands
Still fire underneath
This tired man

I didn’t fall
I didn’t fall
I’m still here
After all