"quiet (@MILCKmusic cover)" by abraham lim

i first fell victim to sexual abuse when i was seven years old. it went on for years, embedding itself into my adulthood, shaping the way i saw love, trust and my own worth. i fell into emotionally abusive relationships, trapped in a cycle of secrecy and shame—after all, how do you break a cycle of broken love when that is all you have known? healing has been a long road—one paved with therapy, with the hands of those who held my heart even when it was broken. it started with small steps: speaking my truth to those closest to me, to my family. but let me be clear—healing is not easy. it necessitates standing in front of a mirror and embracing every piece of yourself: the whole, the shattered, the still-rebuilding. i say all of this with not one iota of desire for retribution. the details belong to me because this story is mine and mine alone. but the truth? the truth is bigger than me. too many—women, man, friends within the trans community—have been forced to swallow the bile of their own shame, convinced that silence is safer. and like so many men, i feared speaking out. feared of not being believed. feared being seen as weak or having assumptions made about who i am. but the reality is simple: i did not ask for this. we did not ask for this. “quiet” by MILCK and AG found me when i needed it the most. it was a gift—a reminder that my voice was still mine even when I thought it had been stolen. now, i hope it’s a gift to you. your voice is still there, waiting. speak. sing. shout. be anything but quiet. you are waiting for you. written, performed by: @milckmusic @byaginc recorded, mixed by: @marshallbang filmed, edited by: @suminpark produced by: @elorea