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✍🏻 LYRICS \u0026 COMPOSITION BY EME LATINA (2026) 🎗️ In honor of Cancer Awareness, and dedicated to anyone who has suffered any illness or struggle, and who might’ve lost loved ones along the way… ------------- ABOUT: ------------- This song is written from the perspective of someone experiencing a loss of control over their own life, whether that’s because of an illness, an obstacle, or grief. The lyrics are intentionally open-ended so they can speak to multiple perspectives at once. For me, it’s also deeply personal. The chorus is written in honor of my mom. She had this mindset she lived by (and that she taught me): anger and sadness won’t change the outcome. You feel it, certainly, but then you must steady your mind, and keep going! Ultimately, it’s a reflection on fragility, resilience, and perspective. It is a reminder that time isn’t guaranteed, and that what truly matters can sometimes only become clear when it’s at risk; what matters, be it from your perspective or theirs, will one day be missed. ------------ LYRICS: ------------ Yesterday I was breathing without thinking about it, the way you wake up and you just do; the way your body has grown used to showing up every day for you Today I exhaled a lengthier breath; I tried to inhale a little more strength, into a body I’ve been trusting to do its best, and air collected just heavier in my chest And I’m learning I can’t be angry It won’t change me back I can’t be sad It won’t change me back What I have now Can’t change it back It’s the new shape of my life I will carry the love that I know, even when I can’t carry the day; and I’ll stand in the ache that I know, until either it or I fade away How does this end? How do I live? How do you love? How do you believe? Not who I was Not who I’ll be Somewhere between Old and future me And I’m learning I can’t be angry It won’t change me back I can’t be sad It won’t change me back What I have now Can’t change it back It’s the new shape of my life Tomorrow isn’t fixed, and it isn’t guaranteed You hope you do enough, you pray to change what is And if you make it there, past any and all of this, Rejoice in what matters, what matters will be missed