grew my roots

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.