Because I got out of there
Yes, I got out of there

They walk along the sidewalk and think they know me
They pronounce my name as if it were an open book
But they only see the surface, only what’s apparent
Without knowing that this path has been a desert

They don’t know about the sleepless nights I spent
Or the cold I learned to endure
Each wound I carry tells its own story
Of battles you didn’t see me fight

They know my name, but not what I’m made of
They don’t know the weight I carried on my chest
They ignore the price of every step I take
What it has cost me to be who I am today

Because I got out of there, yes, I got out of there
With a broken soul, but I didn’t give up
I left behind chains that weren’t meant for me
And even though I fell a thousand times, I chose myself again

I have scars I won’t hide
They are living proof that I knew how to be reborn
And although I haven’t reached where I want to be
I am no longer the one who cried without being able to breathe

There were days when I didn’t know if I should go on
But here I am
Stronger than I ever imagined
Because I got out of there, yes, I got out of there
With a broken heart, but I learned to rebuild myself
No one knows the price I paid to be here

(Salí de ahí [I Got Out of There]: song by Lia Monroe)