[Verse 1]
I signed it off in black and white
Watched my old self lose the fight
New name printed, clean and neat
Like I could outrun what’s underneath
They say it’s just a word you choose
But I had too much left to lose
So I buried her in paperwork
Hoping it would finally work
[Pre-Chorus]
If I sound different when they call
Maybe I won’t feel it all
[Chorus]
I changed my name to feel brand new
Like I could cut my past in two
But every mirror still reflects
All the things I can’t forget
Every scar still spells it out
Things I never talk about
I can rename, I can pretend
But I still live inside my skin
[Verse 2]
They say it suits me, fits me well
Like they can’t see the living hell
Of all the reasons I erased
The girl I used to have to face
I answer now without a pause
Like it was always mine because
It’s easier than explaining why
I had to let that person die
[Pre-Chorus]
But ghosts don’t leave with just a change
They follow close, they know your name
[Chorus]
I changed my name to feel brand new
Like I could cut my past in two
But every mirror still reflects
All the things I can’t forget
Every scar still spells it out
Things I never talk about
I can rename, I can pretend
But I still live inside my skin
[Verse 3]
Every mark across my arms
Isn’t random, isn’t harm
It’s a timeline I can’t erase
Written deep beneath the surface
Each one holds a silent truth
Moments I survived in youth
You won’t see it, you won’t know
But I remember every blow
[Bridge]
I thought a name could set me free
Rewrite who I’m meant to be
But healing isn’t black and white
It doesn’t change overnight
Still I try to breathe it in
This new life I’m standing in
[Final Chorus]
I changed my name, I made the break
Did whatever it would take
Not to be who I once was
Or feel the weight of it because
Every scar still lives with me
Part of my identity
And maybe I don’t need to run
From everything that I’ve become
[Outro]
So call me something new out loud
I’ll wear it like a different crown
But underneath, it’s always been
The same heart beating through my skin
Rin
