(Verse 1) In the hush of midnight silence, where the shadows dare to speak I buried pieces of my past, far beneath the creek Secrets folded in the corners of the things I never said But every lie I whispered built the path on which I tread (Pre-Chorus) I wasn't proud, I wasn't clean But I was chasing something deep Not redemption, not a dream But the stairway to the self unseen (Chorus) Step by step, through pain and fire Each mistake a rung, each fall a choir Of voices I denied in me Now rising in humility No map, no light, just scars between The stairway to the self unseen (Verse 2) I wore a smile like armor, carved from shame I never named But cracks reveal the inner flame, and none of me’s the same The truth became a mirror that I learned not to despise I saw the fear, the pride, the tears—then met my own two eyes (Pre-Chorus) No more masks, no in-between I walk alone, but walk serene Through the silence, through the screen On the stairway to the self unseen (Chorus) Step by step, through pain and fire Each regret a stone, each loss a wire I strung across the void in me To build a bridge, not just to flee No crown, no throne, just grit and green On the stairway to the self unseen (Bridge) The world may never know the truth I hold But I’ve stitched it into new skin, bold I was broken, yes—but breaking free From who I was to who I’ll be (Final Chorus) Step by step, I rise, I lean Into the wounds that made me keen Each whisper now a symphony Of growth inside the secrecy I’m not who I was, nor have I been But I walk proud toward the self unseen (Outro) No destination, just the climb No perfect self, just passing time Yet every fault I kept between Becomes the stairway to the self unseen