[Verse 1] I was lucky in the way I learned to live, Neurodivergent, never wearing a disguise. I recalibrated, found another way through, Kept my own compass, trusted what I knew. [Pre-Chorus] And I only named it late in life, But the truth was there before the name. [Chorus] All the credit for surviving belongs To the child they made and set free. They gave me room, they helped me take root; Their care still travels through me. I am their equal, they were the sum, I am the shape their kindness formed. I am the product of the code they gave me, A life made mine, a life well-warmed. [Verse 2] They let me question, wander, start again, Made a little space for how I saw the day. No mask to lift, no borrowed face to lose, Just learning how to shift, adjust, and choose. [Pre-Chorus] And now the years have given words To the way I always moved through life. [Chorus] All the credit for surviving belongs To the child they made and set free. They gave me room, they helped me take root; Their care still travels through me. I am their equal, they were the sum, I am the shape their kindness formed. I am the product of the code they gave me, A life made mine, a life well-warmed. [Bridge] Late sixties, and I understand: I carried their faith in my own hands. Not a debt to pay, but a gift to keep, A steady thread through every leap. [Final Chorus] All the credit for surviving belongs To the child they made and set free. They gave me room, they helped me take root; Their care still travels through me. I am their equal, they were the sum, I am the shape their kindness formed. I am the product of the code they gave me, A life made mine, a life well-warmed. [Outro] Their sum lives on in what I’ve become.
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