I Don’t Explain Myself Anymore

I used to carry reasons in my coat, Used to justify every road. Had answers ready, words rehearsed, Like silence was the worst thing first.

I stood in rooms I didn’t trust, Trying to sound like I was enough. Funny how peace finally came When I stopped playing that game.

I said all I had to say before, Now I don’t owe the floor.

I don’t explain myself anymore, Don’t clear my name, don’t fight that war. If you don’t see me, that’s alright, I still sleep good every night. I’ve been wrong, I’ve been sure, I’ve been broken to the core. I don’t explain myself anymore.

I’ve watched loud men beg for peace, Watched quiet ones finally leave. Seen truth get twisted into shape Just to make the guilty safe.

I learned late but I learned it clean: Not every question deserves me. Some doors close when you stand tall, Some don’t matter at all.

I don’t argue what I already know, I just let the silence show.

I don’t explain myself anymore, Don’t chase respect, don’t keep the score. Say what you want, believe what fits, I won’t carry what ain’t mine to fix. I’ve paid the price, I’m sure, I don’t explain myself anymore.

I know who I am. That’s enough.

Peace didn’t come from being heard, It came from dropping every word. I stopped trying to win the room The night I learned how to leave it.

I don’t explain myself anymore, Don’t bend the truth, don’t beg for more. If walking away looks like defeat, Then I’ll lose quietly on my feet. I’ve lived, I’ve learned, I’ve endured, I don’t explain myself anymore.

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