[Intro - fingerpicked guitar only, intimate hum] Mmm, mmm... [Verse 1 - intimate, close, raw vocal] I spent years trying to fit in a frame That somebody else built with somebody else's name Chasing all the shadows, thinking they were gold Learning all the answers that I wasn't told [Pre-Chorus - add soft piano, 808 comes in low] All the noise got quiet when I hit the floor And for once I asked what I'm even looking for [Chorus - open up, 808 + soft hats, emotional but clean] I'm learning to be me Not who they wanted me to be Letting go of everything That never set me free With every scar and every stone I'm finding my way home I'm learning to be me [Verse 2 - back to guitar + piano, add light hats] I used to hide the cracks, paint 'em all the same Now I see the light comes through the broken place Took a lot of losing just to finally see The man in the mirror was waiting for me [Pre-Chorus - build] Every time I tried to run, I ran in circles Every time I stood still, I found a purpose [Chorus - bigger, same intimacy] I'm learning to be me Not who they wanted me to be Letting go of everything That never set me free With every scar and every stone I'm finding my way home I'm learning to be me [Bridge - strip to guitar + vocal, then 808 swell, raw] Oh, it's not perfect, but it's mine Takes a whole life just to find That I don't need to be somebody else Just need to be myself [Final Chorus - extended, vulnerable, held notes] I'm learning to be me (learning to be me) One breath, one step, finally free With every scar and every stone I'm finding my way home I'm learning... to be me [Outro - fingerpicked guitar + piano fade, whispered] Yeah, I'm learning to be me...
