[Verse 1] I kept the keys to rooms I should have left A list of almosts folded in my coat Each bad idea still knows my address Each quick escape still offers me a vote [Pre-Chorus] But I can name the turns I took And every bruise I won't erase The road is rough beneath my feet Still, I decide the pace [Chorus] I’m not the wreckage I walked through I’m not the worst thing I once chose I’ll make a life with both hands open And keep on going where it grows When old impulses call me backward I let them pass; I choose my own I’m still here, still becoming I’m going to live this life full-grown [Verse 2] There’s a cracked screen full of unsent apologies A drawer of plans I let go cold I won’t pretend those days were harmless I’ll learn the truth they left me holding [Pre-Chorus] I know the pull of easy exits The little lie that says, “Just once” I take one breath, I find the doorway And step toward what I want [Chorus] I’m not the wreckage I walked through I’m not the worst thing I once chose I’ll make a life with both hands open And keep on going where it grows When old impulses call me backward I let them pass; I choose my own I’m still here, still becoming I’m going to live this life full-grown [Bridge] No clean slate, no borrowed pardon Just this morning, mine to use I can carry what I’ve broken Without letting it choose [Final Chorus] I’m not the wreckage I walked through I’m not the worst thing I once chose I’ll make a life with both hands open And keep on going where it grows When old impulses call me backward I let them pass; I choose my own I’m still here, still becoming I’m going to live this life full-grown [Outro] Still becoming Still choosing Still here
