(Intro — layered vocals) (soft harmonies) prima… prima… I was never waiting I was always becoming (higher harmony) Always becoming (Verse 1) I learned how to walk through the silence I learned how to bloom without a sign Every little piece they overlooked Was a piece of me they’d recognize I don’t need to ask for a place here I don’t need to prove what I know Everything I carried in the dark Was the reason I learned how to glow (Pre-Chorus) And I hear the voices getting louder But I’m not afraid of what they say I was made from every moment That tried to take my name away (Chorus — vocal stacks) I’m the prima (prima, prima) The beginning of a story That was always meant for me I’m the prima (oh, I’m the prima) Every piece that I survived Turned into what you see I don’t need a crown I don’t need a reason why I was never second I was always in my prime Prima (prima) I’m the first of my kind (Verse 2) I know the feeling of a closed door I know the weight of being unseen But every time they tried to dim me I became something brighter in between I’m not chasing what is coming I’m not reaching for a sign I spent years becoming someone I would recognize as mine (Pre-Chorus) Now the world can keep on turning I’ll be standing where I’m meant to be Not because they chose me Because I chose me (Bridge — stripped vocals) (piano + vocal layers) Oh, I remember Every version of myself The one who waited The one who wondered If she’d ever become the woman She dreamed about (harmonies build) And now she’s here And now she’s here And now she’s here (Final Chorus — full vocal explosion) I’m the prima (prima, prima, prima) The beginning of a story That was always meant for me I’m the prima (you know I’m the prima) Every piece that I survived Built the woman that you see I don’t need a crown I don’t need a reason why I was never second I was always in my prime Prima Prima Prima (adlibs) I was always here I was always mine I was always meant to shine (Outro — vocal layers fading) Prima… First of her name First in her story First in her time
