Verse 1 Before the morning found its name, The winter wind was all I knew. Wrapped inside a blanket red, I waited for a world to choose. Someone left me with the dawn, Someone else said, “You are mine.” So I learned to earn my place And call survival a design. Pre-Chorus I carried one command within me: Be worthy. Be strong. Keep moving on. But when I turned to find the girl I was, She had been hiding all along. Chorus I was searching for belonging, Across the mountains, across the sea. Building homes in other hearts, While leaving no room inside of me. Now I’m done with asking permission, Done proving I deserve to be. I am not just finding belonging— I am founding it in me. Verse 2 I crossed an ocean with my dreams, With love, and fear I couldn’t show. I learned to speak in borrowed words And planted roots where none would grow. I lit the road for wandering souls, So every unseen life could shine. I carried stories like packages, While still forgetting one was mine. Pre-Chorus Every road became a question: How far must one heart go to be known? Then I heard the quiet answer: Belonging isn’t found—it’s grown. Chorus I was searching for belonging, Across the mountains, across the sea. Building homes in other hearts, While leaving no room inside of me. Now I’m done with asking permission, Done proving I deserve to be. I am not just finding belonging— I am founding it in me. Bridge If that little girl is hiding Underneath the old school desk, Tell her she can stop pretending. Tell her she can finally rest. She was never left behind, Never something to erase. She was walking through the years To meet the woman with her face. And the woman kneels beside her, Reaches through the dark and says: You don’t have to earn your place. You don’t have to earn your place. Final Chorus I am no one’s lost possession, No forgotten mystery. My beginning was not a debt, And my life needs no apology. I have crossed enough of heaven, I have carried all I need. I am not just finding belonging— I am founding it in me. Outro Every person holds a story. Every heart deserves to be. I spent a lifetime building belonging— Now belonging begins with me.
