[Intro] I wore your doubt like a second skin Now I’m cutting every thread you stitched within [Verse 1] I kept my keys in a stranger’s hand Asked for permission just to make a stand Paid every debt with a piece of my name Smiled in the mirror while I swallowed the blame You drew the walls, I memorized the shape Called it patience while I learned to escape Now the lock turns when I say it should I’m not who you broke—I’m who I rebuilt [Pre-Chorus] No more waiting for a voice to approve No more shrinking every time I move I found the pulse beneath the bruise And I’m choosing me with nothing to lose [Chorus] I take my life back, watch me rise Put my own name back in my eyes You can keep the chains, I changed the locks I’m still here, and I’m hard to stop I take my life back, no disguise Love the wreckage, love the fight If I fall, I know what to do I come back to me, I come back true [Drop] Back to me—back to me No one gets the best of me Back to me—back to me I’m alive, I’m finally free [Verse 2] I used to count every flaw in the glass Turned every good thing into something that passed Now I see the miles in the lines on my face Proof I survived what was meant to erase I don’t need a throne or a room full of praise Just a little more truth at the end of the day The voice in my chest used to whisper, “run” Now it says, “stand—your life has begun” [Pre-Chorus] No more waiting for a voice to approve No more shrinking every time I move I found the pulse beneath the bruise And I’m choosing me with nothing to lose [Chorus] I take my life back, watch me rise Put my own name back in my eyes You can keep the chains, I changed the locks I’m still here, and I’m hard to stop I take my life back, no disguise Love the wreckage, love the fight If I fall, I know what to do I come back to me, I come back true [Bridge] To the kid who hid behind the door You don’t have to disappear anymore Every scar can learn a different sound Every lost year can be turned around [Final Chorus] I take my life back, watch me rise Put my own name back in my eyes You can keep the chains, I changed the locks I’m still here, and I’m hard to stop I take my life back, no disguise Love the wreckage, love the fight If I fall, I know what to do I come back to me, I come back true [Outro] Back to me—back to me This is where I start anew
