Mine Alone

Описание: TL;DR
Distance

This song is me finally putting words to a boundary I had to learn the hard way. It’s about growing up under fear, control, and pressure—learning how to survive before learning how to live. For a long time, silence felt safer than speaking, and disappearing felt like protection. I learned to flinch, to stay small, to carry chaos like it was part of my blood. That was the boy I had to be.

But this song isn’t written from that place anymore.

It’s written from the moment I realized I outgrew the version of myself that was shaped by someone else’s damage. When I say “you don’t get to see the man I’ve become,” I mean that survival doesn’t grant access. The people who caused the harm don’t get the ending, the pride, or the peace that came after. I built myself in the dark—out of doubt, scars, and everything that was left behind.

This isn’t about forgiveness. It’s about distance. About choosing not to give anger or love to someone who no longer gets a say. I carry scars, not shame. I survived what I couldn’t change, and I learned how to walk without the map I was handed.

If this song hits close to home for you, know this: becoming whole doesn’t require permission from the people who broke you. Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is move forward and let them stay where they belong—behind you.

I made it on my own.
You don’t get to see me now.