[Verse 1] There’s a version of me on the bathroom floor Tracing cracks like I’ve done this before Mascara faded, voice paper thin Trying to remember where I begin I gave too much to hands that would take Folded myself just to not break Called it “love” while I disappeared Stayed way longer than I should’ve here [Pre-Chorus] But something in me… stayed alive Soft and quiet… but it survived [Chorus] So I’m gathering me, piece by piece Every small breath, every soft release Every part I hid just to keep the peace Is coming home to me I don’t need to rush, I don’t need to be Anything more than what’s healing in me You don’t get to touch what you couldn’t see I’m finding me… piece by piece [Verse 2] I remember the nights I went numb and still Learning silence like it was a skill Turned my light down, dimmed it slow Just so you wouldn’t feel so hollow Now I’m sitting with all that I hid Holding the girl I once was as a kid Telling her softly, “you made it through” “I’m still here… and I’ve got you” [Pre-Chorus] And I feel her now… close to me Not broken… just waiting to breath. [Chorus] So I’m gathering me, piece by piece… [Bridge – almost whispered] No more shrinking to fit into pain No more losing myself just to stay I don’t hate you… I just let you go And choose the parts of me I didn’t know [Final Chorus – unresolved, gentle] Now I’m holding me, piece by piece Some days strong, some days barely breathing Every broken part still teaching me How to come back slowly
