WHO I’VE BEEN

[Verse]

I wake up early, weight on my chest
Dreams in my pocket, bills on my desk
Hands stay busy, mind stay loud
Trying to stand tall in a world that bows
I’ve been quiet, I’ve been wrong
Still showing up when days feel long
Heart too deep for a surface win
Still becoming who I’ve been
[Pre Chorus]

I don’t talk much, I move in faith
Learned my lessons the harder way
If I fall, I get up again
That’s the truth about who I am
[Chorus]

I’m more than my scars, more than my past
More than the nights I didn’t last
I bend but I don’t break inside
Still chasing peace, still learning pride
I’m not perfect, I’m just real
Trying to build what I couldn’t feel
If you wanna know where I stand
I’m becoming who I am
[Male Vocal]

Love me once, I love you deep
Cross me twice, I set you free
I don’t beg, I don’t pretend
I give my all or nothing then
I’ve been tested, I’ve been tried
Carried weight I never showed outside
Still got hope in these tired hands
Still believing in the plan
[Pre Chorus]

I pray at night, I work all day
Try to keep the demons away
I don’t run, I face it when
I’m becoming who I’ve been
[Chorus]

I’m more than my scars, more than my past
More than the nights I didn’t last
I bend but I don’t break inside
Still chasing peace, still learning pride
I’m not perfect, I’m just real
Trying to build what I couldn’t feel
If you wanna know where I stand
I’m becoming who I am
[Outro]
Still learning, still growing, still standing tall
If I lose my way, I still won’t fall
This is me—no disguise, no plan
Just a man
Becoming who I am

Intimate 
R&B with soft, conversational vocals, airy falsetto, sparse drums, and emotion carried by silence.