If You Only Knew

You don't know the roads I've run
You never saw what I've become
Think you've walked the path I take?
Step inside and share my fate
I built a life with hands alone
Turned burning fire into my own
The fire once burned, but I held tight
I shaped the dark into my light
I would rise after each fall
I broke through every single wall
Even when they left me with nothing at all
Here I am standing tall
Took every scar and turned it to gold
My silence louder than stories they told
They tried to chain me, tried to control
But I own my story, I carved out my role
You told me once: "just let it slide"
I did, but truth still lives inside
I let it go, my head held high
Kept moving forward, reaching sky
If you only knew
This is not a tale of pain
It's victory born from the flame
They didn't break me
I built myself, I chose to be
If you only knew
The fire I carry when the world turns cruel
They turned away when I was weak
But strength is louder than they speak
I walked through ashes, learned to stand
And built a crown with my own hand
The night was long, but still I stayed
A brighter dawn is what I made
They never knew the fight I'd start
A broken past, a lion's heart
You told me once: "just let it slide"
I did, but truth still lives inside
I let it go, my head held high
Kept moving forward, reaching sky
If you only knew
This is not a tale of pain
It's victory born from the flame
They didn't break me
I built myself, I chose to be
If you only knew
The fire I carry when the world turns cruel
If you only knew, if you only knew
Stand tall, never fall
Through every shadow, I still remain
A voice unbroken, a soul unchained
They tried to silence what's inside
But strength like mine can't be denied
If you only knew
This is not a tale of pain
It's victory born from the flame
They didn't break me
I built myself, I chose to be
If you only knew
The fire I carry when the world turns cruel
I held my head high through it all
I walked alone, no matter the falls
If only you knew the strength I claim
You'd never speak my name the same
If you only knew