This Is What It Feels Like to Be Found

[Verse 1] Back of every room for twenty years I learned to fold myself into the quiet Kept my hands busy, kept my answers short Made sure no one ever had to try it But something shifted in the air this morning I felt it before I even heard the sound [Pre-Chorus] Like a door that was never mine to open Suddenly swinging wide A hand reaching out from the silence Pulling me into the light [Chorus] They called my name and I looked behind me first Old habit from a life of disappearing But no, it's me, it's real, it's finally mine The loudest thing I've felt in years I stand up in the corner I used to claim Watch the whole room turn toward my name Something like a fire, something earned So this is how deserving feels [Verse 2] People shaking hands I thought had passed right through me Eyes that used to slide across my face Now they're saying things I spent years practicing In bathrooms, in mirrors, just in case I had a speech prepared for if this ever happened But every word is gone, I only hear my name [Pre-Chorus] Like a door that was never mine to open Now it's open all the way Everything I waited for in silence Is happening today [Chorus] They called my name and I looked behind me first Old habit from a life of disappearing But no, it's me, it's real, it's finally mine The loudest thing I've felt in years I stand up in the corner I used to claim Watch the whole room turn toward my name Something like a fire, something earned So this is how deserving feels (so this is how it feels) [Bridge] I almost talked myself out of showing up Almost turned around before they called The version of me that never thought I mattered Is standing here, completely still Watching the person I almost gave up on [Final Chorus] They called my name and this time I knew Every quiet year was leading me to this It's me, it's real, it's finally here The loudest thing I've felt in years I stand up where I used to disappear Let the whole room see me standing here Something like a fire, something true This is what it feels like to be found [Outro] (so this is how it feels) (finally here) (so this is how deserving feels)