I Choose Me

Verse 1

I grew up learning how to hide my tears,

Smiling through the pain for all those years.

Had to be strong when I needed a hand,

Nobody saw the little girl trying to stand.

Daddy’s gone, and I still call your name,

Some days I miss you, some days I break.

You were the love that made me feel seen,

Now I’m trying to give that love back to me.

Pre-Chorus

I’ve been carrying wounds nobody can see,

Trying to make peace with the girl inside of me.

I can’t change the past, but I can change today,

I’m learning that my life doesn’t have to stay this way.

Chorus

So tonight, I choose me,

Even if nobody else can see.

I’m gonna love this heart that’s been through hell,

I’m gonna learn to treat myself well.

I cried enough, I’ve hurt enough,

I’ve spent too long thinking I wasn’t enough.

This is my life, and I’m finally free—

After everything, I choose me.

Verse 2

They took pieces of me I’m still trying to find,

Left scars on my body, left scars on my mind.

But I’m not the things they did to me,

I’m still a woman with a destiny.

Maybe therapy can help me heal,

Maybe talking will teach me how to feel.

I don’t have to carry this all by myself,

I’m allowed to reach out, I’m allowed to ask for help.

Bridge

Little girl, I see you now,

You don’t have to be afraid somehow.

Nobody gets to tell you what you’re worth,

You were precious from the day you came to Earth.

Final Chorus

So tonight, I choose me,

Even if healing takes some time to see.

I’m gonna love this heart that’s been through hell,

I’m gonna learn to treat myself well.

I cried enough, I’ve hurt enough,

I finally know that I am enough.

This is my life, and I’m finally free—

After everything,

I choose me.

Outro

I’m still here.

I’m still breathing.

I’m still becoming.

And this time…

I choose me.