Verse 1
I saw the weight before you said a word,
A quiet battle no one ever heard.
Always wearing strength like second skin,
Hiding every crack beneath a grin.
You learned to carry everything alone,
Building walls that felt more like a home.
But even the strongest hearts get tired,
Needing someone who won’t ever walk away.
Pre-Chorus
You keep your victories to yourself,
Like they’re not worth celebrating.
Still chasing pieces of a childhood
That should’ve never been missing.
You don’t have to hold it all tonight…
‘Cause I’m not going anywhere.
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Chorus
Lead:
Nobody clapped when you were finding your way,
Harmony: (Finding your wa-ay…)
They only spoke when they had something to say.
Harmony: (Something to say…)
They told you you’d never be anything,
Low Harmony: (Anything…)
Now you’re out here proving everything.
High Harmony: (Everything… yeah…)
So let me cheer for every mountain you climb,
Background: (I’ll cheer you on…)
Be the voice that’s in your corner every time.
Stacked Harmonies: (Every time… every time…)
I may not be the love story you planned,
But I’ll always be your person if I can.
Harmony: (Your person… your person…)
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Verse 2
You missed the warmth that every child deserves,
A mother’s arms, her comfort and her words.
Now somewhere deep inside you still believe,
Love has to be something you achieve.
So you keep searching in familiar eyes,
Hoping someone finally makes it right.
But you don’t have to earn what should be free,
You’re already enough for me.
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Pre-Chorus
You don’t have to carry all that pain,
Or hide behind another smile.
You were always worthy of affection,
Even when the world denied it.
Let me be the place your heart can breathe…
Just stay awhile.
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Chorus
Lead:
Nobody clapped when you were finding your way,
Harmony: (Finding your wa-ay…)
They only spoke when they had something to say.
Harmony: (Something to say…)
They told you you’d never be anything,
Low Harmony: (Anything…)
Now you’re out here proving everything.
High Harmony: (Everything… yeah…)
So let me cheer for every mountain you climb,
Background: (I’ll cheer you on…)
Be the voice that’s in your corner every time.
Stacked Harmonies: (Every time… every time…)
I may not be the love story you planned,
But I’ll always be your person if I can.
Harmony: (Your person… your person…)
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Bridge
(Music strips back to piano, guitar and soft pads.)
So lean on me when the silence gets loud,
Background: (Lean on me…)
When your confidence disappears into the crowd.
Harmony: (I’m right here…)
You don’t have to fight every battle on your own,
Background: (Not alone…)
You don’t have to keep believing you’re alone.
Harmony: (Never alone…)
I’ll remind you who you are,
Echo: (Who you are…)
On the days you forget.
I’ll see the light inside your soul,
Even when you can’t see it yet.
High Harmony: (See it yet…)
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Final Chorus (Bigger drums, full harmonies, strings lift)
Now I’m clapping every time you rise again,
Harmony: (Rise again…)
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khaia
