Elizabeth Machado

Verse 1 I grew up thinking love was whatever crumbs they'd throw, Beggin' for a place in a family built on rot below. They called me "not authentic," like they owned the name I breathe, But every one of them was hiding sins tucked up their sleeves. They preached like saints while drownin' in their own disgrace, Pointin' at my mother just to cover up their face. Whole damn tree infected, roots twisted in deceit, Protectin' predators in silence while they dragged us through the heat. Pre-Hook You said you "don't have room for me"... Funny, I never asked to fit in your hypocrisy. You built your world on secrets, on denial, on pretend, But I'm the truth you can't outrun, the storm you can't defend Hook I'm not that quiet little child you tried to bury in your shame, I'm the thunder in the distance now, shakin' every name. You never stole my power, you just muted me for years, Now every word I speak exposes everything you fear. Feel this... every crack, every quake when I rise, I'm the mirror you avoid because it shows your own disguise. Verse 2 You judged me from your towers made of broken vows and lies, Actin' holy while your household burned behind your eyes. Cheatin', beatin', breakin', but still talkin' like you're pure, Throwin' stones at my mother like your own mess was secure. You said you didn't have space... But I was never beggin' for a place. I needed you back then, when my voice was small and thin, But now I stand unshaken, and I won't let you back in. Bridge I'm done carryin' burdens that were never mine to hold, Done swallowin' stories that were twisted, bought, and sold. My future won't inherit what your silence tried to teach, I'm breakin' every cycle you kept just out of reach. Final Hook I'm not that quiet little child you tried to bury in your shame, I'm the thunder in the distance now, shakin' every name. You never stole my power, you just muted me for years, Now every word I speak exposes everything you fear. Feel this... every crack, every quake when I rise, I'm the mirror you avoid because it shows your own disguise.. It shows your own disguise....