Whole Me

[Intro] I thought that I was worth nothing at all My voice a fracture, too afraid to call I chased their shadows, never kissed the light Left my wild growth buried out of sight [Verse 1] I wore their script like armor every night Ignored the compass screaming in my mind The mirror only showed their version of me I drowned my colors in shades of "should be" [Verse 2] I swallowed screams that begged to break the glass Stayed quiet while their noise rewrote my past Their static drowned the song inside my bones So I stood frozen, hollow, safe, alone [Pre-Chorus] I thought that hiding kept the hurt contained That silence was a shield against the rain But every unsaid word just carved the pain [Hook 1] They said I'm always just a little less Each step I took got tangled in their mess Lost inside their crooked, broken track Afraid to lead, I only turned right back [Central Theme Chant] Lacking Silent Hidden Wrong Me [Mirror Reversal Chant] Enough Loud Revealed Right Whole Me [Hook 2] I moved ahead, no longer turning back I burned their narrow, twisted track to ash Each step now lifts me far above the mess I know I'm whole… they're wrong, I'm never less [Post-Chorus] The wound I hid was never meant to stay My silence held the truth I had to say I faced the dark… and found my own damn way [Verse 3] I stepped into the storm I used to flee My voice cut through the noise that buried me I sang it raw, unpolished, wild, and proud Let the scream become my battle cry aloud [Verse 4] I let the colors I once murdered rise The mirror now reflects the fire in my eyes I trust the voice that only I can hear No more pretending... I live crystal clear [Outro] I dragged my growth back into open day No longer shrinking in their cast-off shade I speak with thunder, no longer small or stalled I've always carried oceans… through it all