Author’s Reflection

“The Words They Throw”

“The Words They Throw” was written for every person who has ever been made to feel small by someone else’s cruelty. Bullying is not always a fist, a shove, or something that leaves a mark people can see. Sometimes the deepest wounds come from words. They get thrown like stones, and even after the room goes quiet, those words can keep echoing inside someone’s mind.

I wanted this song to show the pain that hides behind a fake smile. The kid walking through the hallway, the person sitting alone, the one pretending they are okay when they are breaking inside — that is who this song is for. So many people say, “It was just a joke,” but jokes are not harmless when they make someone hate themselves. Words have power. They can destroy, but they can also heal.

This song is not only about the hurt. It is also about survival. It is about finding the strength to say, “You do not define me.” It is about reminding someone who feels invisible that their life matters, their voice matters, and their story is not over. One kind word, one person standing beside them, one voice saying “I see you” can be enough to help someone hold on.

“The Words They Throw” is my way of turning pain into a message. Be kinder than the world has been to you. Stand up for the person being pushed down. Speak life into someone who has only heard cruelty. Because sometimes the words we choose can either become another wound — or the reason someone keeps rising.

— FreeSpirit