[Verse 1]
I practiced the sentence in the kitchen light,
Folded and unfolded my sleeve all night.
There’s a folder on the table, my name in blue,
A careful little map of what I’ve always knew.
[Pre-Chorus]
Mom stopped rinsing the same white cup,
Dad looked down, then he looked back up.
I said, “This isn’t a storm I need you to fix,
It’s a word for the way my world has always clicked.”
[Chorus]
Guess who’s on the spectrum, sitting here with you?
Still the girl who knows each bird by its call and hue.
I’m not a puzzle broken, not a warning sign,
I’m finally holding language for this life of mine.
Guess who’s on the spectrum? Let the silence end.
I’m still your daughter, still your friend.
[Verse 2]
I told them crowded rooms can turn the volume high,
That I miss a joke sometimes but I still know when you lie.
That the tags inside my collars aren’t a childish phase,
And I need a little notice when the dinner plans change.
[Pre-Chorus]
My sister asked if I was scared,
I said, “Less than when nobody cared
To ask why I came home early, why I watched the ceiling fan—
Now I can tell you what I need, and you can understand.”
[Chorus]
Guess who’s on the spectrum, sitting here with you?
Still the girl who saves old ticket stubs in a shoe.
I’m not a puzzle broken, not a warning sign,
I’m finally holding language for this life of mine.
Guess who’s on the spectrum? Let the silence end.
I’m still your daughter, still your friend.
[Bridge]
Don’t turn me into a headline,
Don’t make every memory explain.
Just leave a lamp on in the hallway,
And text before you change the day.
If I go quiet, I’m not leaving;
I’m finding my way back in.
You don’t have to say the perfect thing—
Just say, “We’re listening.”
[Final Chorus]
Guess who’s on the spectrum, standing in the door?
The same one you were waiting for.
I’m not less of a daughter, not more of a sign,
I’m a whole person learning the shape of my mind.
Guess who’s on the spectrum? Now the room feels wide.
You know me better—I don’t have to hide.
Still your daughter, still your friend,
And maybe now, beginning again.
[Outro]
I practiced the sentence; I don’t need it tonight.
You know where I am when I turn off the light.