I CAME BACK TO MYSELF

Intro

I spent my whole life building rooms

I was never inside.

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Verse 1

I broke my back for the people I love,

Paid every bill with a piece of my soul.

Told myself “that’s what a real man does,”

But I forgot what it feels like to feel whole.

Pictures fade but the debt stays loud,

Every smile cost me another year.

I was present but I wasn’t around,

Just a ghost at the table pretending I’m here.

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Pre-Chorus

I don’t need forgiveness —

I just need a mirror that doesn’t look through me.

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Chorus

I didn’t lose my way — I gave it away,

Trading sunsets for a brand-new cage.

Now I’m older and the truth hits hard,

I can’t buy back time but I can restart.

I’m not running, I’m not asking for help,

I’m not looking for somewhere else —

I didn’t come home…

I came back to myself.

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Verse 2

Hands are shaking from holding it in,

Every promise got heavier each year.

They saw strength — I was hiding the thin

Thread that kept all my demons right here.

I taught my kids how to never give up,

But I never showed them how to breathe.

Now I’m staring at the man I was,

And he’s finally starting to leave.

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Pre-Chorus 2

I don’t need saving —

I need to stop surviving.

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Chorus 2

I didn’t lose my way — I gave it away,

Paid with my heart for the role I played.

Now I’m older, but I’m not done yet,

Every scar is a second chance I get.

I’m not running, I’m not asking for help,

I’m not looking for somewhere else —

I didn’t come home…

I came back to myself.

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Bridge

If I don’t make it right now, I never will.

I’ve been dying quiet on a crowded hill.

Every goodbye I swallowed turned to dust,

Now I’m standing up because I must.

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Final Chorus

I didn’t lose my way — I gave it away,

Trying to be everything every single day.

Now I’m older but I finally see,

The man they needed was always me.

I’m not broken, I just found myself,

Buried under everybody else —

I didn’t come home…

I came back to myself.

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Outro

I didn’t find a place.

I found my name.