[Verse 1] I say it slow, when no one’s near The name that feels like velvet clear Not shortened, clipped, or wrapped in show Just the voice I always hoped would grow [Verse 2] I write it down on empty lines Not to sign — just to remind That after every echo fades I’m still the girl I didn’t trade [Pre-Chorus] Not Cassie’s giggle, not CJ’s steel Not Cass’s fire, but something real [Chorus] (Cassandra Joy — soft and sure) (A name that holds, a name that cures) (It doesn’t beg, it doesn’t bend) (It simply is — a quiet friend) I say it now without disguise And feel the light behind my eyes Cassandra Joy… Is finally mine [Verse 3] She’s not for show, she’s not for sale She’s every story, every scale She’s all the names I tried to wear Still standing here, still breathing air [Pre-Chorus] She doesn’t need the world to clap She just sits whole within my map [Chorus] (Cassandra Joy — not torn apart) (A name that beats with one full heart) (Not the girl I had to fake) (But every choice I dared to make) She fits like skin, she sings like light The name I needed to rewrite Cassandra Joy… Feels just right [Bridge – hush] I say her name when I’m alone Like prayer, like anchor, like a home And every voice I’ve ever been Sits quietly and lets her in [Final Chorus – soft, glowing] (Cassandra Joy — no need to hide (She holds me gently from inside (The way I speak when I’m enough (The name that doesn’t ask for love She simply is, she softly stays A name I’ll answer to always Cassandra Joy… That’s who I am That’s who I was That’s who I’ll be [Outro – whispered] Cassandra Joy Just me
