All I Gave Away by Cordelia Cross Lyrics

“All I Gave Away” by Cordelia Cross
A haunting and fiercely honest ballad of self-loss and reclamation—“All I Gave Away” is the voice of every woman who was told that love means erasing herself. This is not just heartbreak—this is awakening. A requiem for who she used to be, and a rise from the ashes of everything she gave away.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
I bent like wind around your flame,
Spoke in silence, took your name.
Let you carve your world in mine,
Left my light behind your shine.
They called it noble, called it pure,
But love like that won’t endure.
I lost my voice inside your praise,
Mistook devotion for a cage.

[Pre-Chorus]
They say a woman strong and kind
Should give her heart and lose her spine.

[Chorus]
But I gave too much, and it turned to chains,
Fed the fire ‘til none remained.
Where’s the honor in fading out,
While you stand tall and full of doubt?
I burned for you ‘til I turned grey—
And look at all I gave away.

[Verse 2]
I dimmed my light so you could rise,
Made excuses, swallowed lies.
They told me love means sacrifice—
But never said I’d pay the price.
You called me loyal, brave, and true,
But only when I bled for you.
You took my softness like a debt,
Now all that’s left is my regret.

[Pre-Chorus]
I learned too late what love should be—
Not the death of all of me.

[Chorus]
But I gave too much, and it turned to chains,
Fed the fire ‘til none remained.
Where’s the honor in fading out,
While you stand tall and full of doubt?
I burned for you ‘til I turned grey—
And look at all I gave away.

[Bridge]
No one builds a monument
For women who forget themselves.
I wasn’t weak—I just believed
That love could heal and not deceive.
But worth can’t live in just one side,
I lost myself while you thrived.

[Final Chorus]
I gave too much, and it turned to chains,
Now I rise from what remains.
I was never meant to break this way—
But I’ll take back what I gave away.
There’s no shame in walking free—
There’s still fire left in me.

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“All I Gave Away” is a reclamation of power, a melody for every soul who's been taught to disappear in love. No more shrinking. No more silence. Just the fire she forgot she had.