I See You Now

Verse 1
I remember you, standing small in all that chaos,
Trying to breathe while the world kept closing in.
Baby, you were tired, carrying weight you didn’t earn,
Hiding tears behind a smile no one bothered to learn.
You thought you were running, but you were holding on for dear life —
And now I’m here to tell you… you survived.

Chorus
You weren’t just a face in the crowd,
You were a spark they couldn’t put out.
You held on even when you couldn’t see how,
And I’m whispering back across the years somehow.
Every tear you shed watered the ground beneath my feet.
You made me strong, you made me brave, you made me whole somehow.
You were never just a face in the crowd.
I see you now, I see you now. 

Verse 2
You cried yourself to sleep whispering prayers between the pain,
Promising you’d make it “just one more day” again.
But listen — that wasn’t defeat you carried,
That was fire, buried deep and burning steady.
You didn’t fall — you were learning how to rise.
You weren’t lost — you were becoming me.

Chorus
You weren’t just a face in the crowd,
You were a spark they couldn’t put out.
You held on even when you couldn’t see how,
And I’m whispering back across the years somehow.
Every tear you shed watered the ground beneath my feet.
You made me strong, you made me brave, you made me whole somehow.
You were never just a face in the crowd.
I see you now.

Bridge
If hope was stolen, I’m here now to return it.
If your voice was silenced, I promise I’ve learned it.
If the world felt dark, I’m carrying the flame —
And every part of me still speaks your name.

Final Refrain
I see you now —
the girl I was.
I see you now —
the woman I’ve become.
I see you now —
in every step I take.
I see you now…

Southern gospel, female