For years I searched in crowded places,
Looking for a hand to hold,
Someone who could stop the hurting,
Someone who could make me whole.
I chased approval like a shadow,
Tried to earn what should be free,
Built a thousand different versions
Of the man they wanted me to be.
Then one day the noise grew quiet,
And I stood there face-to-face,
With a stranger in the mirror
Wearing all my pain and grace.
The eyes looking back were tired,
But behind them burned a light,
And for the first time in forever,
I didn't turn away that night.
Hello, me.
I've been waiting here for you.
Through every tear,
Every scar,
Every wound you carried through.
Hello, me.
It's okay, you can let go.
You don't have to walk alone anymore,
Because I'm finally home.
The hero I was searching for,
The love I couldn't see,
Was standing in the mirror
Saying,
"Hello, me."
I met the child still trapped in silence,
Holding secrets in the dark,
Still believing he was broken,
Still carrying every mark.
So I sat beside his sorrow,
And I listened to his fears,
Held his heart with open hands,
And loved him through the years.
I told him,
"You deserved protection.
You deserved to feel enough.
None of what they did defined you,
You were always worthy of love."
And slowly all the shattered pieces
Began returning one by one,
As the mirror stopped reflecting pain
And started showing who I'd become.
Hello, me.
I've been waiting here for you.
Through every tear,
Every scar,
Every wound you carried through.
Hello, me.
It's okay, you can let go.
You don't have to walk alone anymore,
Because I'm finally home.
The hero I was searching for,
The love I couldn't see,
Was standing in the mirror
Saying,
"Hello, me."
The mirror never lied to me,
It only waited patiently.
Waiting for the day I'd see
The worth that always lived in me.
Not the shame.
Not the fear.
Not the voices in my ear.
Not the labels.
Not the blame.
Not the ghosts that called my name.
Just a soul created beautifully.
Just a heart longing to be free.
Just a child needing to know
He was loved more than he'll ever know.
So if you're standing at the mirror,
Afraid of what you'll find,
Stay.
Look a little longer.
The person you've been searching for
May already be inside.
Hello, me.
I see you now at last.
Not as the sum of every wound,
Not as the weight of every past.
Hello, me.
I finally understand.
The one who never left my side
Was always this reflection of a man.
The friend I always needed,
The voice that set me free,
The love that kept on waiting
Was living inside me.
And every morning when I rise,
I look into those same old eyes.
No stranger now.
No enemy.
Just my soul looking back at me.
And with a smile I finally say...
Hello, me.
I've been waiting for you.
Welcome home.
SoulPowerMusic
