🔥 You Could’ve Been – Song Insight & Lyrics 🔥

🔻 You Could’ve Been – Song Insight
Some betrayals don’t come with a warning—they creep in like shadows, wrapping around everything you once knew.

"You Could’ve Been" isn’t just about loss—it’s about what could have been. It’s about realizing the truth too late, after giving someone your all, only to see them disappear into their own darkness.

It’s the fight between regret and resilience. The battle of holding on vs. letting go. The pain of watching someone self-destruct, knowing they took part of you down with them.

But in the end, this isn’t a song about losing—it’s about surviving. It’s about breaking free from the weight of their choices and reclaiming your own story.

🔻 You Could’ve Been – Lyrics
[Verse 1 – Rap]
You could’ve been different, seen the pain I was drowning in,
You could’ve been there, a light in my darkest hour,
After all the love I gave, the battles I fought for us,
You could’ve reached out, saved me from myself,
But instead, you chose to turn your back,
You chose hate, chose to walk away.
Disappearing like a ghost when I needed you most,
Becoming something I never wanted, never feared before,
You made me feel trapped, no way out,
Trading my values for the highs we chased,
I lost the person I used to be,
For the nothing we became, the shadows we embraced.

[Pre-Chorus]
Can't buy our souls, our hearts and minds stay free,
Sadness for the man who couldn’t stay,
But our fight for meaning lights the way.

[Chorus]
Never thought I'd see the day, he’d turn away, betray,
Now there's nothing left to say,
Astounded, left confounded, can't comprehend the mind,
Trying to grasp the why, so we don't get left behind.

[Female Harmonies – Backing Vocals]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh (during "prop in your dream")
No more lies, no disguise (during "breaking through your scheme")
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh (during "I’m not alone")

[Verse 2 – Rap]
Trading my values for the drugs we did,
I lost myself in the emptiness we created,
I fought to make you see the hurt inside,
But you fed me lies, made me believe in a life that wasn’t mine,
A world built on deceit, on shadows and smoke,
But now I see through it all, the truth I couldn’t deny.

[Pre-Bridge]
Life's a journey, you gotta learn, persist,
Don't ignore the signs, or you'll end up in the mist.
We won this fight today, with clarity, we see,
Defined by truth and love, that's our legacy.

[Female Harmonies – Backing Vocals]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh (during "prop in your dream")
No more lies, no disguise (during "breaking through your scheme")
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh (during "I’m not alone")

[Bridge]
Ultimately, he lost it all, a lesson learned so clear,
We can't be bought, no chains on me.
Under a bridge, but our spirits free,
We stood for something real, a lasting song.
He may be gone, but we stay strong.

[Female Harmonies – Backing Vocals]
Free, oh free, I’m free (during "breaking free from the prison")
Rise, I rise, I rise (during "narcissistic disguise")
Worth, my worth, my worth (during "I know my worth")
No more lies, no disguise (during "no more falling for your empty mirth")

🔻 4Me2BeFree
This isn’t just another track—it’s a statement. "You Could’ve Been" is the anthem of those who refuse to be held down by someone else’s destruction.

It’s for the ones who fought to save someone, only to realize you can’t save those who don’t want to be saved.

🔥 This is survival. This is truth. This is the power of breaking free.

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