Two Versions of Me

[Verse 1]

I wake up heavy in a borrowed frame
Every step feels like a weight with my name
Some days I’m done before I start the day
The mirror shows what I can’t outrun
A quiet war that’s never done

[Pre-Chorus]

There’s a voice in me that doesn’t ache
But I don’t know how to let it wake

[Chorus]

There are two versions of me
One that bends, one that’s free
One that breaks just to breathe
One still sings in the deep

I am both, I can’t choose
I am fire, I am bruise

[Verse 2 ]

In my head I’m running wild and fast
Building worlds that forever last
I can rise, I can fly, I can be
Everything this body won’t let me

[Pre-Chorus]

There’s a light I feel but cannot hold
A burning truth inside the cold

[Chorus]

There are two versions of me
One that bends, one that’s free
One that breaks just to breathe
One still sings in the deep

I am both, I can’t choose
I am fire, I am bruise

[Bridge]

Maybe I’m not split in two
Maybe this is what I do
Carry both and make it through
Every fracture shining through

[Final Chorus]

There are two versions of me
And they’re both trying to be
Something whole, something true
Even shattered, breaking through

I am both, I won’t lose
I am fire, I am bruise

Emotional Celtic ballad, female alto, harp, strings, soft whistle, layered choir, intimate to powerful, duality theme