[Intro – Soft spoken voice, fingerpicked acoustic guitar] I found you today... Not in a photograph, not in a mirror. But in the memories that never said goodbye. And I realised... there were words I never told you. [Verse 1 – Intimate, gentle vocals] You grew up taller than the others, trying hard to find your place. Dreaming of the perfect dress, but nothing seemed to fit your shape. You walked away with empty hands, and questions in your heart. Believing something must be wrong, when you were beautiful from the start. [Chorus – Warm, expressive acoustic fado] Don't you cry, my younger self, the mirror never knew your name. It couldn't see the dreams you held, or understand your quiet pain. One day you'll sew your own dresses, with colours you were born to choose. And stitch together all the pieces of the girl you thought you'd lose. [Instrumental – Short Portuguese guitar solo] [Verse 2 – Tender, nostalgic] I remember all your drawings, wedding gowns upon a page. Little dreams in pencil lines, too precious to be locked away. I wish I'd told you, little girl, don't let that dream disappear. The hands that drew those lovely dresses will create them through the years. [Bridge – Almost whispered, guitar only] Every tear became a lesson, every scar became a road. And the girl who felt so different gave me strength she couldn't know. [Final Chorus – Emotionally open, never belted] Now I hold the girl inside me, I no longer ask her to change. Every thread and every memory has a place within my name. And everything I am today began with who you used to be. The girl who thought she'd never be enough is still alive in me. [Outro – Spoken softly, music slowing] If I could turn back time... I wouldn't change you. I'd just hold you close and whisper... "Wait for me... I promise... We're going to be fine." [Outro – Solo Portuguese guitar, natural decay]
