I cant be broken

It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
Surely, we've heard that a million times,
and we still cannot shake it off.
I always feel like I want to turn off and go. 
Do you ever want a brand new start?
Do I feel like the person that I really am,
Well, I'm not this person, actually.

In my heavy heart, I know it's too late
too late to go back to the start.
I'm told, 'What's done is done,' but where do I go?
The light within me is completely diminished 
Even these songs cannot shake me.
You can bruise me all you want
But I will never be broken.

Why am I afraid, you ask?
Why do I need to be afraid when it is my life I live,
I do not live it for you; I live it for me.
I'm still here, and you don't hold my heart.
When I showed you who you were,
You were breaking what I built.

You questioned me with everything,
my voice, my heart, even my name.
I'm done questioning life if I were the villain.
I was frightened of the silence,
But the silence hurt me more, 
Doors were closed, and I buried myself.

I'm done waiting by the door.
I'll stand on my own as I've always done
I'm unbreakable, rising above it all.
I have abandoned dreams
One day, love will feel safe and not a test I have to pass
The person I am becoming won't be taken away.

I can't be broken. I'm 38, and I won't be broken anymore.
The walls are stronger, higher, and the heart is braver.