[Intro] Ah-ah, I was running circles Ah-ah, now I know the ground [Verse 1] I kept a score on the kitchen wall Red marks beside every missed call Told myself, “One more and I’m free” But the finish line moved with me I wore the praise like a borrowed coat Counted the rooms where my name was known Then found my hands were empty still From climbing every borrowed hill [Pre-Chorus] I chased a version built to impress Till I could barely hear my own yes The door was open, the lock was gone I was the one still holding on [Chorus] I’m not a hunger wearing a face I’m not a race I have to win today I take the wheel, I choose the road I make a life that feels like home Call me back when the doubt gets loud I’ll answer clear, I won’t bow down I was waiting for permission to begin Now I let the whole self in [Verse 2] I left the list by the coffee machine Kept what was mine, returned the dream Called my brother, said what I meant Spent an afternoon without an event There’s a small red mark on my right-hand thumb From fixing the chair that the house came from No headline, no room full of eyes Just a quiet proof I’m alive [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need a crown to know my name Or turn each scar into a claim The part I hid beneath the plan Was the only part that understood who I am [Chorus] I’m not a hunger wearing a face I’m not a race I have to win today I take the wheel, I choose the road I make a life that feels like home Call me back when the doubt gets loud I’ll answer clear, I won’t bow down I was waiting for permission to begin Now I let the whole self in [Bridge] Half time, let the old voice speak “You’ll disappear if you stop the streak” I hear it, then I set it down No throne, no chase, no borrowed crown I can want more without being less I can rest without calling it failure Every breath that I choose to keep Builds a future my hands can reach [Final Chorus] I’m not a hunger wearing a face I’m not a race I have to win today I take the wheel, I choose the road I make a life that feels like home Call me back when the doubt gets loud I’ll answer clear, I won’t bow down I was waiting for permission to begin Now I let the whole self in [Outro] Ah-ah, no more borrowed skin Ah-ah, let the whole self in I take the wheel, I choose the road I make a life that feels like home
