Author’s Reflection

“CHILDHOOD”

“CHILDHOOD” was written from the place inside me where the younger version of myself still lives. It is about looking back at the years that were supposed to feel safe, innocent, and full of light, but instead became filled with pain, fear, confusion, and things no child should ever have had to carry.

This song is not just about remembering the past. It is about feeling how the past still lives inside the present. Childhood wounds do not disappear just because you grow older. Sometimes they follow you into adulthood, hiding in your silence, your trust issues, your fear, your anger, and the way you learn to survive instead of simply live.

Writing “CHILDHOOD” gave me a way to speak to the child in me who did not have the words back then. The child who was scared. The child who felt alone. The child who wondered why the world could be so cruel. This song became a way of saying, “I see you now. I believe you now. You were never the problem.”

There is grief in this song, because I mourn the childhood I should have had. I mourn the innocence that was taken, the safety that was missing, and the love that should have protected me. But there is also power in finally telling the truth. Silence may have kept me trapped for years, but music gives that pain a voice.

“CHILDHOOD” is for anyone who grew up too fast, hurt too young, or learned how to hide pain before they even understood what pain was. It is for the inner child who still needs comfort, protection, and love.

I cannot go back and change what happened, but I can honor the child who survived it.

— FreeSpirit