Break the quiet

I've been silent longer than I should

Watching chances rot where I once stood

Every voice inside kept saying wait

But waiting never changed my fate

I felt the pressure building in my chest

Every step forward felt like a test

I'm done surviving in the background noise

I didn't come this far to have no choice

I break the quiet

I break the still

I'm done negotiating with doubt and fear

I break the quiet

I draw the line

This is the moment I stop wasting time

I've seen comfort turn to slow decay

Dreams get buried when you look away

They tell you stay low, stay in place

But nothing grows inside a cage

I carried weight I never asked to hold

Learned real lessons before I got old

If this is all the ground I've got

Then I'll build fire from the spot

I break the quiet

I break the still

I move forward even if it shakes the ground

I break the quiet

I claim my will

I'm not waiting for permission now

No more standing on the edge of change

No more trading truth for staying safe

If I fall, at least I tried

Better scars than wasted time

I don't need applause

I don't need a sign

I need motion

I need spine

I break the quiet

I break the still

This is not anger, this is clarity

I break the quiet

I move with intent

I finally mean what I say

This is the sound of moving on

This is the moment silence is gone