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I cry down deep In My soul 2

Deep in my soul 
Pain no one knows
Bullet through my soul
Hole that won't close

Studio light on, but I'm in the dark
Microphone cold like the beat in my heart
They say speak your truth, but 
they don't wanna hear
Anger boiling over, but the tears 
just won't clear 
Confused by the noise in my
tangled mind 
Disappointed in the love that left
me behind
Doubtful if I'll ever find my way
back home 
Fearful that this pain is where I'll 
always roam.

I cry down deep in my soul 
Where nobody knows how it 
feels to be in pain
I cry down deep in my soul 
It feels like a bullet went through 
my soul
I cry down deep in my soul 
Where the bullet left a hole in my 
soul
I cry down deep in my

Joyful moments now just a 
distant dream 
Sadness creeps in like a silent 
scream
Studio booth echoes with my 
broken rhyme
Trying to find the words but I'm 
running out of time
Angry at the world for the cards 
I've been dealt

Confused why the ones I loved 
chose to melt
Disappointed in the promises
that turned to dust
Doubtful if I'll ever learn to trust

I cry down deep in my soul 
Where nobody knows how it
feels to be in pain
I cry down deep in my soul
It feels like a bullet went through my 
soul
I cry down deep in my

Female voice cracks as the beat
drops low
Studio walls hear the pain I can't 
show
Angry, confused disappointed all
at one
Fearful, joyful sad in a tangled
trance
Bullet hole in my soul won't let
me breathe
Nobody knows the battle
underneath

I cry down deep in my soul 
Where nobody knows how it
feels to be in pain 
I cry down deep in my soul 
It feels like a bullet went through 
my soul 
I cry down deep in my soul 
Where the bullet left a hole in my 
soul
I cry down deep in my 

Deep in my soul
Pain no one knows
Bullet through my soul
Hole that won't close

Copyright © Catherine Madura | Year Posted 2026


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Misunderstood Rhymes

Studio light burn bright
But my heart's in the dark
Mic in hand voice shaking 
What's the point of this art

They say I don't belong here
Rap's not for girls like me
They judge my words before I
speak
Misunderstood constantly
Treated badly day by day
Comments cut like a knife
They talk behind my back
Saying i'm not worth the mic

Angry at the world that won't see
me
Confused why they can't just let 
me be
Doubtful if I'll ever find my way
Hopeless like the studio's gone
dark
Sad like my voice is just a spark
But deep inside a warm light still 
glows
I'll keep rapping even if nobody
knows

They say my flow is too soft
My lyrics aren't hard enough
But they don't see the pain I hide
The struggles that make me 
tough 
In this studio I pour my soul 
But they just see a girl
Who doesn't fit their narrow mind
In their hiphop world

Angry at the world that won't see 
me
Confused why they can't just let
me be
Disappointed in the ones who
turned away
Doubtful if I'll ever find my way
Hopeless like the studio's gone
dark
Sad like my voice is just a spark 
But deep inside a warm light still
glows
I'll keep rapping even if nobody 
knows

Maybe one day they"ll 
understand
That rap's not about gender or 
the band 
It's about the truth the fire inside
The words that comes from the 
heart and mind
I'm not giving up I'm standing 
strong
In this studio where I belong
Warmth in my chest pushing me 
on
M?y voice will be heard before too
long

Studio lights still burning bight 
Now my heart's staring to ignite
Mic in hand voice steady
This is my time to be ready.

Copyright © Catherine Madura | Year Posted 2026

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Echoes In My Home

They say my name is these same four 
walls
Every hallway 
every doorway
Got a story to recall
Whispers running through my kitchen air 
At my table 
In my chair 
Like they bought the right to stare

You can talk about me
Til the paint comes off these walls
You can pull at my mind
Try to Watch spirit fall 
But I'm still standing tall
yeah
I'm still standing tall
Cause I'm holding on to God
I'm holding on through it all

They drew circles round my fragile doubt
Picked my thought up 
Turned em out
Tried to make me something hollow 
Full of doubt
Every rumor like a sharpened stone
Threw it at me
Hit My home 
But this house is built on truth
Not on their tone

You can talk about me 
Til the paint comes off these walls
You can pull at my mind 
Try to watch my spirit fall
But I'm still standing tall
Yeah 
I'm still standing tall
Cause I'm holding on to God
I'm holding on through it all

From my thinking to my chest 
To the deep place i don't show
They were reaching for my rest
For the roots beneath my hope
But every blow just Drives Me deeper
When they speak my name in anger
He reminds me who I am

You can talk about me
Til the paint comes off these walls 
You can pull at my mind 
Try to watch my spirit fall 
But I'm still standing tall 
Oh
I'm still standing tall (still standing)
Cause I'm holding on to God
I'm holding on through it all

Say my name 
But it Won't shake me (won't shake me)
I'm not moving from this floor
Cause the One who lives within me
Speaks a better words than yours.

Copyright © Catherine Madura | Year Posted 2026

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