"[do you want to live?]" lyrics

I wanted to die because I felt so lost, broken and misunderstood
I chose to live because I found the love of my life
Something worth fighting for

I wanted to die because I couldn't handle the abuse
I chose to live to break the cycles and make a better world for my kids

I wanted to die because I felt alone and broken and kind of misunderstood
I choose to live so I can be there for my friends and family and my husband

I wanted to die because I had lost everything to drugs and abuse
My home, my marriage, but, above all else, my children
I choose to live because of the three little faces that say, "I love you, Mum."

I wanted to die because I lost everything that mattered to me and didn't know how to start over
I chose to live because I've built a new life filled with people who lift me up and I want to pay that kindness forward

I wanted to die because life was too much, too overwhelming
But I chose to live for my daughter, and I'm so glad I did

I wanted to die because at least that way, the abuse and the hurt would stop
I chose to live as an act of defiance to those who told me to just go and fucking do it

I wanted to die because my body didn't match my soul
I chose to live because the person I loved helped me make them match

Je voulais mourir parce que je me sentais à l'écart de ma famille
J'ai choisi de vivre pour les enfants que je n'ai pas encore

I wanted to die because I couldn't escape what happened to me
I choose to live because I don't want my abuser to write the end of my story

I wanted to die because I couldn't handle existing against everyone else
I choose to live because Jesus found me in my brokenness and gave me a testimony