Verse 1
I was just a boy with a storm deep inside
Walking through a world that taught me to hide
Told to be silent, told to be still
But something in me fought against their will
I wore the smile, I played the game
But pieces of me never felt the same
Behind the mask, a voice would plead
To break the cage and finally breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
Was I too much, or not enough?
Just trying to love in a world too rough
Each scar a map, each tear a key
To who I was supposed to be
[Chorus]
Now I’m becoming, unbecoming
All the lies they wrote in me
Breaking mirrors, burning silence
Till I feel what’s truly free
No more masks and no more chains
Letting go of who I was
I’m not a version they can see
This is the truth… of becoming me
[Verse 2]
I gave my all to hearts that took
Left me hollow, left me shook
But even pain has its grace
It carved a space I had to face
Now I stand and now I choose
The soft, the strong, the past I lose
I won’t fit small to calm their storm
I was meant to break the norm
[Bridge – crescendo]
No more shrinking, no more shame
I walk through fire and still remain
A softer edge, a bolder flame
A name reborn, not just reclaimed
I fall, I rise, I bleed, I see
But now I hold what’s real in me
Not perfect—only finally free
[Final Chorus – fortissimo, orchestral envolée]
Now I’m becoming, unbecoming
All the stories that I made up
Taking back what they erased
Living loud in what is true
From shattered glass to clarity
I was always meant to be
More than pain, more than plea
Just becoming me, becoming me
[Outro – slow, intimate]
So if they ask who I became
I’ll smile and whisper through the flame
I’m not perfect, but I’m free
Just becoming me, becoming me
MatMountain
