[Verse 1] I left the curtains open wide Let morning find the room The dishes from the night before Can wait beside the broom I wrote my name in pencil first Then let the paper stay One honest breath, one steady step Can count as change today [Pre-Chorus] I don't have to earn my rest I don't have to outrun pain I can meet myself right here And begin again [Chorus] I am learning how to stay When the old alarms go ringing I can give my heart a day Without asking what it's bringing Little by little, I return To the life beneath the striving I am not a thing to fix I am someone worth becoming [Verse 2] I called my sister on the walk Past the bakery at noon She knew the joke I almost made And left a little room I told the truth without a speech Said, “Some days still feel rough” She said, “Then let them be the days You practice being enough” [Pre-Chorus] I don't have to name the prize Or compare the miles I've run I can make a gentler choice Before the day is done [Chorus] I am learning how to stay When the old alarms go ringing I can give my heart a day Without asking what it's bringing Little by little, I return To the life beneath the striving I am not a thing to fix I am someone worth becoming [Bridge] At the sink, I washed one cup And watched the water clear No grand arrival, no new skin Just both my hands right here I forgive the years I spent Mistaking hurt for proof The door was never locked at all I had to trust the room [Final Chorus] I am learning how to stay Even when the old alarms ring I can give my heart a day And let it choose its own beginning Little by little, I return With both feet inside the living I am not a thing to fix I am someone worth becoming Someone worth becoming I am here, and I am living
