--- # **🎵 “You Don’t See My Scars (But You Will Know My Story)”** *An original Heal the Ville × CRC anthem* ### **Verse 1** In a city full of echoes, where the sirens never sleep, Where broken hearts are buried in the promises we keep, Where leaders talk in circles while the pain stays in the street, We’re the ones still standing, planting hope beneath our feet. Fake hands rise for credit while the real ones do the work, Families fighting cycles while the overdose goes unheard, A system built on struggle, but we’re breaking every curse— Heal the Ville and CRC, we’re lifting up the hurt. --- ### **Hook / Chorus** **You don’t see my scars, But you will know my story. From the ashes of the struggle, We rise in truth and glory. We’re changing the narrative, Rewriting what was told— A broken people in a broken land Still turning pain to gold.** --- ### **Verse 2** Gunshots steal the childhoods that our babies never had, Mothers praying over futures that the streets tried to snatch back. But we’re building something stronger—every block, every path, Turning trauma into triumph, turning fear into a flag. Recidivism falling when the village stands as one, When a second chance is honored, not a battle to be won. We’re the voice for every brother, every sister on the run— From the shadows to the sunlight, yeah, the healing has begun. --- ### **Hook / Chorus** **You don’t see my scars, But you will know my story. From the ashes of the struggle, We rise in truth and glory. We’re changing the narrative, Rewriting what was told— A broken people in a broken land Still turning pain to gold.** --- ### **Bridge** We’re digging deep into the soil where our ancestors once stood, Where the hurt was never hidden, but the hope was understood. We’re the proof that transformation grows from places no one could— A new chapter for our people, for our neighborhoods. --- ### **Final Chorus** **You don’t see my scars, But you will know my story. We’re the heartbeat of the city, We’re the keepers of its glory. Heal the Ville and CRC, We rise in unity— Changing lives, ending violence, Building what we’re meant to be.** --- ### **Outro** Broken leadership, broken systems— But the people still remain. And together we are healing, We are rewriting every page.