I LOST MYSELF, BUT I FOUND MY WAY Afrobeat / Afro-R&B • 104 BPM • Deep 808s • Danceable • Inspirational [INTRO — Spoken / melodic] Yeah… Sometimes you gotta lose yourself To remember who you really are. Sometimes life gets so loud You can’t hear your own heart. But listen… Breathe. You’re still here. And if you’re still here… Your story ain’t over. Oh yeah… ⸻ [VERSE 1] I was looking for me In everybody else’s eyes Trying to find my worth In somebody else’s life I was smiling for the world While my soul was crying inside Said, “I’m good, I’m good,” But I knew that was a lie I forgot about the little things That made me feel alive Forgot to love the man Looking back at me in the mirror Too busy fighting battles That were never mine to fight Till I finally told myself: “Baby, come back home tonight.” ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] So I put my hand upon my heart And I felt that thing beating After all the pain I carried I was still here breathing Maybe I didn’t lose myself Maybe I was being redirected Sometimes the breakdown Is the beginning of the resurrection. ⸻ [CHORUS — BIG AFROBEAT HOOK] I lost myself… But I found my way! I was living in yesterday Now I’m dancing in today I lost myself… But I found my way! I had to lose who I was To become who I am today Oh-oh-oh-oh! I’m alive! Oh-oh-oh-oh! I’m alright! I lost myself… But I found my way! ⸻ [POST-CHORUS — DANCE SECTION] Ay-ya-ya-ya! Move your body Let the pain fall away Ay-ya-ya-ya! Move your body We got life today No more waiting No more hiding No more running from the man I see inside me Ay-ya-ya-ya! I found my way! ⸻ [VERSE 2] Now I’m learning how to love me Without needing your approval Learning how to protect my peace Without feeling guilty Learning that my mind Can become a different place If I change the way I think I can change the way I see my days I don’t need to know tomorrow I just need to breathe today Yesterday already happened I can’t make it change So I’m putting down the weight That I carried on my shoulders And I’m telling my reflection: “You deserve to start over.” ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] One thought… One breath… One moment… One step… I’m teaching my mind That there’s more than fear I’m teaching my heart That love can live here I’m not becoming somebody else… I’m becoming me. ⸻ [CHORUS — FULL 808 + PERCUSSION] I lost myself… But I found my way! I was living in yesterday Now I’m dancing in today I lost myself… But I found my way! I had to lose who I was To become who I am today Oh-oh-oh-oh! I’m alive! Oh-oh-oh-oh! I’m alright! I lost myself… But I found my way! ⸻ [BRIDGE — DEEP, EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN] If you’re listening right now… And you don’t recognize yourself… If you’ve been giving everybody love While forgetting to give yourself some… Listen to me… You are not too far gone. You are not your worst day. You are not your mistakes. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become next. So breathe… Look around… Feel your feet on the ground… This moment is yours. This moment is life. ⸻ [AFROBEAT BREAKDOWN — CALL & RESPONSE] LEAD: Who am I? BACKGROUND: You are love! LEAD: Where am I? BACKGROUND: Right here! LEAD: When do I live? BACKGROUND: Right now! LEAD: What do I choose? BACKGROUND: I choose me! LEAD: What do I choose? BACKGROUND: I choose peace! LEAD: What do I choose? BACKGROUND: I choose life! EVERYBODY: I LOST MYSELF! BUT I FOUND MY WAY! ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE] I lost myself… But I found my way! I was living in yesterday Now I’m dancing in today I lost myself… But I found my way! Every scar became a lesson Every tear became a wave Now I’m moving with the rhythm Of the life that I was given I ain’t waiting for tomorrow… I’m alive today! Oh-oh-oh! I’m alive today! Oh-oh-oh! I’m loving me today! Oh-oh-oh! I’m choosing me today! I lost myself… BUT I FOUND MY WAY! ⸻ [OUTRO — Soft vocal over fading percussion] I thought I was lost… But I was learning. I thought I was broken… But I was becoming. I thought I had to find somebody… To save me. Then I looked inside… And found me. I lost myself… But I found my way. Yeah… I’m finally home. polo energy
