Finding My Ground

I’ve been searching through the mirror, learning what I see,

Realizing there’s still work being done in me.

What happened opened doors I didn’t know were weak,

Showed me my foundation needs a strength I need to seek.

This is something I can’t borrow or do side by side,

It’s a road I have to walk with nowhere left to hide.

Before I ask a heart to meet me where I stand,

I need to make sure I’m steady on the ground I’m on.

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Pre-Chorus

If I moved ahead right now, I’d only bring the strain,

Offering you love mixed up with unresolved pain.

I won’t promise what I know I can’t maintain,

Or ask you to endure what I still need to change.

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Chorus

So I’m stepping back to grow, not because I don’t care,

But because I love enough to leave you spared.

You deserve a love that’s solid, clear, and true,

And right now I’m still becoming someone new.

I won’t hold you in the pause while I find my way,

I’ll release you to be whole while I learn to stay.

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Verse 2

I know stability and clarity take time,

And I can’t give what I’m still learning how to find.

Consistency is something love requires,

Not intentions mixed with moments and desire.

I won’t keep hurting you by staying half-aware,

Or asking you to trust me while I’m not yet there.

So I choose the harder truth instead of ease,

Walking through my growth alone to find my peace.

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Pre-Chorus 2

This isn’t about you missing something inside,

It’s about me facing what I can’t deny.

If I stayed right now, I’d only compromise

The peace you deserve in your own life.

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Chorus

So I’m stepping back to grow, not because I don’t care,

But because I love enough to leave you spared.

You deserve a love that’s solid, clear, and true,

And right now I’m still becoming someone new.

I won’t hold you in the pause while I find my way,

I’ll release you to be whole while I learn to stay.

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Bridge

Growth requires silence, distance, time,

Moments where the heart learns how to realign.

If love ever finds us later down the road,

Let it meet us healed, not carrying old loads.

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Final Chorus

So I’m choosing growth with truth instead of fear,

Trusting what’s meant will still be here.

I step away with respect, not regret or shame,

Honoring your heart by not staying the same.

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Outro

This is me taking responsibility,

Not walking away from what mattered to me.

Just finding my ground…

So I can stand right when love comes around.