# WHAT I SEE [INTRO — spoken] Hey... You did it again. Something went wrong and the first place you looked was at yourself. "What did I do?" Baby... sometimes the answer is... nothing. And I know you don't believe that yet. That's okay. [VERSE 1] You blame yourself for everything that breaks, Every bad mood, every silence, every little change. If somebody pulls away, you wonder what you did. If somebody raises their voice, you take the blame for it. "I'm sorry." There it is. Before you even know if there's something to be sorry for. Like somewhere along the way you learned if everybody else was okay, maybe you'd be safe. And if they weren't... it must've been your fault. I don't know who taught you that. But I know when I look at you... I don't see somebody to blame. [HOOK] You wanna know what I see? I see a beautiful soul that's been held down so long she forgot how tall she is. I see a heart that carries blame that was never hers to carry. I see you trying. God, I see you trying. And if you can't stand up for yourself yet... that's okay. If you don't know how strong you are yet... that's okay. You don't have to see what I see today. I'll still see it. [VERSE 2] You tell me, "Maybe I'm just hard to love." And I hate that sentence. Not because I'm mad at you. Because somebody made you believe it. "Maybe I expect too much." You don't. "Maybe I'm too sensitive." You're not. "Maybe if I was different..." Baby... come here. You don't have to figure this out tonight. You don't have to suddenly become some fearless woman who knows exactly what she deserves. You spent too long learning how to stay small. It's okay if you don't know how to take that space back yet. [HOOK] You wanna know what I see? I see a beautiful soul that's been held down so long she forgot how tall she is. I see somebody who gives and gives and gives then feels guilty the second she needs anything back. I see you trying. God, I see you trying. And if you still get scared... that's okay. You don't have to see what I see today. I'll still see it. [VERSE 3 — building] Sometimes you ask me, "Why do you put up with me?" Put up with you? Is that really what you think this is? Like loving you is some burden? Like I'm keeping score and one day you're gonna owe me for staying? No. I don't need you easy. I don't need you healed. I don't need some finished version of you who never gets scared. I love the woman sitting right here. The one who overthinks. The one who goes quiet. The one who still explains every feeling before she lets herself have it. Yeah. Her. That's who I love. [BRIDGE — music drops] And when I tell you you're strong... I know you don't believe me. So I'm not gonna make you say it. I'm not gonna demand you see yourself differently just because I do. Maybe you're not there yet. That's okay. You had a long time to learn how to doubt yourself. Take your time. [FINAL VERSE — warm] You know what strength looks like to me? Sometimes... it looks like you. Still kind after people used your kindness against you. Still loving after somebody made love feel dangerous. Still getting back up when you don't even realize that's what you're doing. One day I hope you see that too. But I'm not gonna rush you. If all you can believe today is maybe... just maybe... everything isn't your fault? That's enough. [FINAL HOOK] You wanna know what I see? I see a beautiful soul underneath all that blame. I see a woman who's been made to feel small but never became small inside. I see strength you don't know how to use yet. And that's okay. I see a voice you're still afraid to trust. And that's okay. I see somebody worth loving even when she can't understand why. You don't have to believe me tonight. You don't have to see what I see yet. Just don't give up on her. Because I can see her. And God... she's beautiful. [OUTRO — spoken] So when you ask me... "What did I do wrong?" Maybe I'll ask you... "What if you didn't?" And if you're not ready to believe that yet... that's okay.
