Verse 1
I used to chase the echo of a cheaper cheer,
Running on fumes, running from the mirror.
Every wrong turn felt like wasted time,
But the map was drawing itself in the cracks of my mind.
Pre-Chorus
I learned my name from the nights I broke,
From the words I swallowed, the bridges I smoked.
Turns out the fall was part of the climb,
I was sharpening my spine the whole damn time.
Chorus
I’m not who I was, and that’s the point,
I shed that skin like a busted joint.
Every scar reads like a chapter closed,
I grew my roots where the fire was thrown.
Yeah, I bent, didn’t break, learned how to stand,
With dirt on my soul and hope in my hands.
I’m still becoming, line by line,
I’m proof that pain can change its mind.
Verse 2
I stopped measuring life by borrowed dreams,
Quit holding my breath for an apology.
I made peace with the ghosts in my head,
Now they wave as I pass instead of pulling my legs.
Pre-Chorus
I learned to listen when the silence spoke,
Found my backbone where I almost choked.
The truth hit hard, but it set me free,
Turns out the best version of me is me.
Chorus
I’m not who I was, and that’s the point,
I shed that skin like a busted joint.
Every scar reads like a chapter closed,
I grew my roots where the fire was thrown.
Yeah, I bent, didn’t break, learned how to stand,
With dirt on my soul and hope in my hands.
I’m still becoming, line by line,
I’m proof that pain can change its mind.
Bridge
I don’t need saving, I learned how to swim,
Through the deep end doubts and the what-could’ve-beens.
If I lose my way, I know I’ll be fine,
I built my compass out of crossed-out signs.
Final Chorus
I’m not who I was, I’m better now,
I wear my past like a lifted crown.
Still got flaws, still chasing light,
But I trust my shadow to walk beside.
Every step forward rewrites the past,
I’m growing slow, but I’m growing fast.
I’m still becoming, breathing in time,
A work in progress with a steady shine.