Life’s too short not to chase the fire,

Burn through doubt, climb out the mire.

I sat too long in silence, scared —

Thinking they cared, when no one cared.

Now I see the truth I missed —

Self-love hits like a clenched fist.

I’ve held my tongue for far too long,

Now I’m done — I’m coming strong.

I broke to build these bigger dreams,

It’s okay to scream.

'Cause life is too short to play it safe,

Too much time I let slip just to behave.

Wish I knew then what I know now,

But I had to learn the hard way — somehow.

Burned out, broken, losing my health,

'Til I finally learned to love myself.

Yeah, I had to learn the hard way...

But I made it out anyway.

Tried to be perfect, clean, composed,

But that version of me just overdosed

On pressure, guilt, and quiet pain,

Dancing alone in acid rain.

I’m done with fake approval now,

Done with trying to figure out how

To fix my flaws — I wear 'em proud,

Scream my truth out loud.

I’ve held my tongue for far too long,

Now I’m done — I’m coming strong.

I broke to build these bigger dreams,

It’s okay to scream.

'Cause life is too short to play it safe,

Too much time I let slip just to behave.

Wish I knew then what I know now,

But I had to learn the hard way — somehow.

Burned out, broken, losing my health,

'Til I finally learned to love myself.

Yeah, I had to learn the hard way...

But I made it out anyway.

Yeah, I lost some time, I lost some friends,

But I found myself in the end.

Don’t need your rules, don’t need your praise,

I’m done with the slow decay.

So if you’re stuck and don’t know how,

Just breathe — you’ll make it out somehow.

It’s okay to fall apart —

Sometimes that’s where healing starts.