[Verse 1]
Little cap and gown on a webcam frame
Mama wiping tears by a windowpane
Diploma in an email
Still it felt so real
Clapped alone in her bedroom
Spinning in that swivel chair
Logged out
Logged in to the next new world
Packed one bag
Brave little girl
Bus ride to a campus she’d never seen
New city
New sky
Same old dream
[Pre-Chorus]
But the nights hit harder when the noise dies down
All the quiet questions start circling round
“Am I worth all this? Can I really change?”
She whispered to the mirror
Tried to say her name
[Chorus]
I’m still here
I’m still breathing
Heart still loud
Even when I’m bleeding
Every scar I’ve got
Yeah
It’s teaching me
How to love the broken parts
Patiently
I’ve been down
But I’m not defeated
Every tear I cried
Yeah
I still needed
I’m becoming
I’m becoming
The best version of me (oh, I’m becoming)
[Verse 2]
Early clock
Steel toes on the floor
Badge on her chest at the Job Corps door
Learning how to weld
How to fix
How to plan
But some days she could barely lift her hands
Sat outside on the cracked concrete
Sun on her face
Fear on her feet
Therapy at three
Journaling at night
Writing down the reasons she should choose to fight
[Pre-Chorus]
Some friends faded when the fun ran out
Some stayed
Held space through the doubt
She learned to say “I need help” out loud
Tiny little victories she’s allowed
[Chorus]
I’m still here
I’m still breathing
Heart still loud
Even when I’m bleeding
Every scar I’ve got
Yeah
It’s teaching me
How to love the broken parts
Patiently
I’ve been down
But I’m not defeated
Every tear I cried
Yeah
I still needed
I’m becoming
I’m becoming
The best version of me (yeah, I’m becoming)
[Bridge]
She told that shadow on her bedroom wall
“You don’t get to win
You don’t get it all”
Turned her pain into a daily prayer
Turned her fear into a braided flare
[Chorus]
I’m still here
I’m still breathing
Heart still loud
Even when I’m bleeding
Every scar I’ve got
Yeah
It’s teaching me
How to love the broken parts
Patiently
I’ve been down
But I’m not defeated
Every tear I cried
Yeah
I still needed
I’m becoming
I’m becoming
The best version of me (oh, I’m becoming)
The best version of me (I’m still here)