It Was Never External

Standing at the door where I used to wait Explaining myself to silence and hate But the man who transforms when the door shuts tight Finds his worth in the darkness, burns his own light Let them miss the shadow I used to be Not the one who begged on bended knee But the man who grew roots while they chased the wind Who found his strength when their games would end No more asking for what should be free Respect and time and loyalty In understanding I become untouchable now Not cold but powerful somehow I don't beg anymore, I don't wait by the phone Built my castle of silence, made peace my throne Let them feel the void where my laughter used to ring I've become something more than their suffering The great shift happened inside my soul No longer broken, finally whole I don't show up where I'm tolerated Don't explain where I'm not appreciated I don't beg anymore, I've remembered my worth When you beg you grow smaller, when you rise you give birth To the man who attracts instead of chasing dreams Nothing's louder than silence, nothing stronger than peace