After the Storm

An empowerment song · Songbond

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A song written from a true story

The story & lyrics

The story behind this song

It's the morning after the worst of it. The letters are burned, the truth is kept, and the sky is finally clearing fast. For a long time she gave love and got scars, tried to mend someone else's broken parts, built a home on shifting sand. Now she's barefoot in the rain, washing it off — no more tears, no more chains.

Every crack and every line turned into the shape of something hers. The wreckage made a kind of art.

For anyone who rebuilt themselves quietly and found their own strength, their own voice, their own form again.

Lyrics

I gave you love, you gave me scars
Tried to mend your broken parts
Built a home on shifting sand
Held the storm with open hands

But now the sky is clearing fast
And I won’t live inside the past

I’m dancing barefoot in the rain
Washing off all of the pain
You left a mess, but I survived
I found myself, I’m still alive
The thunder’s gone, I’m safe, I’m warm
I’m rising up after the storm

Burned the letters, kept the truth
I lost myself to loving you
But every crack and every line
Became the shape of something mine

Sometimes the break becomes the start
Of healing every shattered part

I’m dancing barefoot in the rain
No more tears, no more chains
The wreckage made a work of art
I carry light inside my heart
I found my strength, my voice, my form
I’m rising up after the storm

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