[Verse 1]
You’re standing there in white
With the whole day on your shoulders
The water knows your name
And it knows what you carried over
You don’t have to be hard
To be worthy of this moment
All the broken little pieces
Can be holy when you own them
[Pre-Chorus]
Let your hands unclench
Let the old grief fall
You came through fire, baby
You still came through at all
[Chorus]
Step in clean, step in brave
You’re not less for what you’ve saved
Joy from hardship, joy from pain
New skin under holy rain
Step in clean, step in brave
Sister, this is how we change
Not by hiding who you were
By becoming more than hurt
[Verse 2]
They’ll call you by a new name
And I swear it will fit you
Like a song on a scratched-up frame
Like a light that finally gets through
I know the years were heavy
I know the nights were cold
But look at you, still standing
With a fierce and open soul
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the fear fall down
Let the last tears go
You are not arriving empty
You are arriving whole
[Chorus]
Step in clean, step in brave
You’re not less for what you’ve saved
Joy from hardship, joy from pain
New skin under holy rain
Step in clean, step in brave
Sister, this is how we change
Not by hiding who you were
By becoming more than hurt
[Bridge]
And when the world gets loud
Remember this water
It does not ask for perfect
Only your heart and your offering
We were made to gather
We were made to stay
What was once a wound
Can be a doorway
[Final Chorus]
Step in clean, step in brave
You’re not less for what you’ve saved
Joy from hardship, joy from pain
New skin under holy rain
Step in clean, step in brave
Sister, this is how we change
Welcome home, my dear, my friend
To the tribe, to us, amen