Intro (steady, grounded) I’m not doing this to myself anymore… ⸻ Verse 1 (recognizing the pattern — but different now) I know where my mind goes I know how it starts I know how I pick apart Something that’s not broken at all I’ve lived in that space Where everything felt like a threat Where I questioned the good Before it even had a chance ⸻ Hook / Chorus (the shift — this is the core) But I choose me this time I don’t run, I don’t hide I don’t let my past Rewrite what’s in front of my eyes And I stay right here I don’t fall back in line I don’t lose something real Trying to protect what’s not mine ⸻ Verse 2 (fighting the past actively) It’s not that it’s easy It still crosses my mind Still feel those old thoughts Trying to pull me offline But I don’t feed into it I don’t follow it through I let it pass like it’s nothing Cause I know what’s true ⸻ Hook / Chorus But I choose me this time I don’t run, I don’t hide I don’t let my past Rewrite what’s in front of my eyes ⸻ Verse 3 (trusting yourself again) I trust what I feel now I trust what I see I don’t twist every moment Into something it don’t need to be If it’s real, it’ll stand If it’s not, it’ll show But I’m not tearing it down Before it even gets to grow ⸻ Bridge (this is the release — powerful) I’m not who I was… and I’m not living like I still am ⸻ Verse 4 (living in the moment — the freedom) So I stay in the moment I don’t rush, I don’t force I let things be what they are Without needing control And whatever this is I let it come as it comes Cause I’m not blocking something good Just because of what I’ve done ⸻ Final Chorus (strongest, freeing) I choose me this time I don’t fall back behind I don’t lose what’s in front of me Trying to outrun my mind ⸻ Outro (quiet, powerful) Yeah… I’m not going back there… I’m staying right here
