Without a map

Verse 1

Little hands learning how to hold the weight,

Of a world that asked too much too soon, too late,

You were reading rooms instead of fairytales,

Teaching yourself how to never fail.

No one showed you how to feel safe,

So you built armor just to be brave,

You learned to survive before you learned to dream,

You were just a child, but life wasn’t easy.

Pre-Chorus

You were looking for a voice to guide you home,

But all you had was your own,

Still you stood, you stayed alive,

Even when love was hard to find.

Chorus

I see you now, I hold you close,

I know you did the best you could,

You had to grow up way too fast,

Just to make it through the past.

You learned to live without a map,

Without someone to show you that,

But look at you, you’re still here,

Learning how to smile, learning how to heal.

Verse

You taught yourself right from wrong,

How to be strong, how to move on,

You fell and got back up alone,

Turning silence into a home.

You deserved a softer place,

Someone steady, someone safe,

But instead you became your own light,

Every dark and lonely night.

Pre-Chorus

You were just trying to stay okay,

One deep breath, one more day,

And even when you felt unseen,

You kept believing in something.

Chorus

I see you now, I hold you close,

I know you did the best you could,

You had to grow up way too fast,

Just to make it through the past.

You learned to live without a map,

Without someone to show you that,

But look at you, you’re still here,

Learning how to smile, learning how to heal.

Bridge

It’s okay to rest now, little one,

You don’t have to be the strong one,

I’m here now, I won’t leave,

You can finally just be free.

We’re unlearning all the pain,

Teaching joy, teaching grace,

Rewriting what love means,

Letting happiness in gently.

Final Chorus (soft, hopeful)

I see you now, and you’re safe with me,

You don’t have to earn your peace,

You survived what you shouldn’t have had to do,

And I’m so proud of you.

We’re learning how to laugh again,

How to live, how to let love in,

Little you, we made it through,

Now we’re healing… and learning happy too.

Outro (spoken or sung softly)

You don’t have to grow up anymore…

I’ve got you now.