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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I lost some names
I lost some years
I lost the version of me
That disappeared
I traded comfort
For a harder road
Traded innocence
For what I know
There are doors I closed
That won’t reopen
There are words I left
Forever unspoken
And every step
That brought me here
Left something behind
I once held near
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody talks about becoming
Nobody talks about the cost
How much of who you used to be
Has to disappear
Before you’re not lost
[Chorus]
There’s a cost to becoming
A price for every change
Every scar that made me stronger
Took something in exchange
I gained the strength
I used to pray for
But somewhere on the way
I lost pieces of the man
Who started this escape
There’s a cost
To becoming
[Verse 2]
I learned that growth
Can feel like grief
You can want the future
And still miss who you used to be
I miss the days
Before I knew
How heavy truth could feel
When it finally comes through
Some people stayed
Some people changed
Some only knew
The man before the pain
And I can’t blame them
For missing him
Sometimes
I miss him too
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe becoming
Isn’t climbing
Maybe it’s choosing
What you leave
Maybe every stronger version
Has to bury
Something underneath
[Chorus]
There’s a cost to becoming
A price for every change
Every scar that made me stronger
Took something in exchange
I gained the strength
I used to pray for
But somewhere on the way
I lost pieces of the man
Who started this escape
There’s a cost
To becoming
[Bridge – stripped]
If I could meet him
Face to face
The man I was
Before this place
Would he know me?
Would he stay?
Would he ask me
Why I changed?
And if he asked me
Was it worth it?
I don’t know
What I would say
[Build]
I kept the lessons
Lost the skin
Lost the boy
I might have been
Kept the scars
Kept the flame
Lost the man
Who had my name
[Final Chorus – emotional]
There’s a cost to becoming
But I finally understand
You don’t lose yourself completely
You just learn what couldn’t stand
I carry pieces
Of who I was
In every choice I make
And maybe growing
Isn’t losing
Maybe it’s deciding
What to take
There’s a cost
To becoming
And I paid it
With yesterday
[Outro]
I don’t regret the man I became
I just wish
I could tell the man I was
Why.
Details
GeneratedSep 9, 2026
Duration5:22
LanguageEnglish
Style
Dark Americana, cinematic folk rock, deep male vocals, reflective, bittersweet, emotional build, soaring final chorus
Credits
Prompt byHonnor
ModelAria v5.5
