Chapter 2 — You Were Never Too Much

[spoken-word half spok half sing feel really slowly talk , first-person] [Intro — whispered, gentle, like someone finally telling the truth] I need to tell you something Something nobody told you back then Are you ready to hear it? You were never too much You were just... not enough seen [Verse 1] You learned to make yourself smaller To take up less space To swallow the feelings Before they became inconvenient You learned that being loud Got you noticed for the wrong reasons So you got sick instead You got anxious instead You disappeared instead And somewhere along the way You started to believe That the problem Was you [Mantra x3] You were never too much You were never too much You were never... too much [Verse 2] The crying wasn't drama The need wasn't weakness The hunger for someone to notice Was the most human thing in the world You were a child Who needed to be seen That is not a flaw That is not a burden That is just a child Being a child And the adults around you Were doing the best they could But their best Was not enough for you And that was never your fault Never your fault Never your fault [Mantra x3] You were never too much You were never too much You were never... too much [Bridge — slow, like holding a child's face in your hands] Every tantrum was a prayer Every stomachache was a letter Every time you got sick Your body was writing What your mouth didn't know how to say "Please look at me" "Please choose me" "Please let me matter" You mattered You always mattered The world just didn't know How to show you [Final Mantra x3 — like a lullaby, fading into warmth] You were never too much You were never too much You were never... too much