My Legacy

I wore a smile like it fit me well but inside was a war I couldn't quell
I screamed in silence, broke in fame the louder the crowd, the deeper the pain
A child of thunder, born in the rain I sang to numb the aching vein
They saw the fire, not the freeze I begged for peace on bended knees
You don't know what it's like to be me behind the light was no relief
But still I stood with a voice so loud because I believed in reaching out

This is my legacy, not just scars and screams it's the hope I carved in broken dreams
Not the fall, but how I rose each time a voice for the voiceless left behind
If you feel alone, then sing with me, we're the symphony of tragedy
And if I fade into the sky know my legacy will never die

There were days I danced in sunlit grace laughed till tears fell from my face
Family, brothers, music divine a fleeting heaven I called mine
But darkness learns how to disguise even joy behind tired eyes
Yet still I sang, I still believed that pain could somehow be relieved

Depression is the most invisible disease it whispers, breaks you piece by piece
But I sang your pain, I made it loud so you'd feel less lost in the crowd

This is my legacy, not the end I met but the lives I touched, don't you forget
Not the silence, but the sound of healing rising from the ground
If you're still breathing, hold on tight you're a verse in my eternal fight

And when the shadows pass you by know, my legacy will always fly
To every friend who screamed my name you lit my soul, you fed my flame

Even when I fell apart you held the pieces of my heart
So if you're hurting, please don't hide you're not alone, I'm by your side
Not in flesh, but in the sound of every echo that surrounds
This is my legacy, it's yours to hold in your tears and stories told
Not just music, but a lifeline to guide you through your darkest time
So sing for me, I'm still alive in every voice that dares to rise
And if you cry, then cry with pride 'cause my legacy will never die

The hardest part of depression is pretending you're okay
But you're not alone not now, not ever
I love you all