[Verse 1] I searched my name in my father’s eyes A boy who whispered: do you see me? My mother’s silence was a coat That never really fit on me And God — He looked but didn’t speak As if He too forgot How to truly hold someone Who keeps forgetting what he’s not [Chorus] But I am free Not from sorrow, not from pain But free to never shrink again Free from duty, free from fight Free to love without the need For that love to set me right I am free — and I stand in my light [Verse 2] I built up walls inside my mind From words that never rang quite true Loyal down to bone and skin But my heart stayed locked and blue I held the peace up in the air While silence swallowed me Until one day I just let go: I owe the past no loyalty [Chorus] Yes, I am free Not all shining, not all grace But free to choose my steady place Free from guilt, free from then Free to cut the tether loose From what should not begin again I am free — and I choose not when [Bridge] I see my wife, her quiet strength She stayed when I withdrew She never asked for heroes Just someone to live true And in my sons’ unspoken eyes I see the man I meant to be Not perfect — but real And finally: fully me [Final Chorus – soft, then strong] Yes, I am free Not to forget what came before But I don’t carry it no more Free from walking on thin lines Free to love with open hands And still be gentle through the times I am free — and I call that life
