Jen Solenn Afraid

Afraid is a song about surviving extreme violence and reclaiming power after trauma. It begins in the immediate terror of an assault, as the narrator fights for breath and struggles to remain present while her body and sense of safety are shattered. She no longer searches for an explanation or tries to understand what could justify such brutality. She recognizes that what happened to her was never love. The repeated declaration, “I’m not afraid anymore,” becomes the song’s central transformation. What begins as a statement of defiance gradually becomes a declaration of identity and survival. The imagery of the Beast, dragons, death, darkness, and a burning heaven turns the personal trauma into an almost mythological battle between destruction and rebirth. Although the narrator carries scars and remembers moments when she felt lost inside her own tears, those scars no longer define her. Instead, they become evidence that she survived. She refuses to hide them and challenges others to look at them—to look long enough to recognize not weakness, but a human being who endured and remained. The final section strips away everything that once held power over her: tears, chains, the Beast, and the night. What remains is a simple, powerful declaration: “I remain.” The song therefore moves from terror and violation toward self-possession, resilience, and renewal. It is ultimately not a song about what was done to her, but about the fact that it did not destroy who she is. Lyrics by Jen Solenn Produced by Fedra Published by Fairspring Access Virus Ti Roland Juno-106 Roland JP-8000 Roland TR-909 Korg Electribe 2 Moog Prodigy Fender guitars Logic Pro Autotune is used Symphonic Strings, violin, viola, cello, choir, partly drums and vocal chops are ai generated jensolenn.bandcamp.com