[Verse 1] (whispered, intimate) Painted on a plastic grin (Learned that trick when I was ten) I laugh too loud, I shine too fake But never sleep without the shakes (soft falsetto) I fold myself to fit the room A shadow dressed to hide the wound They clap, I nod, but deep inside The silence echoes every lie ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] (slightly lifted vocal, trembling) You said I’m brave But you don’t know The war I fight To just let go ⸻ [Chorus] (full vocals, layered harmonies) (I am loved) Not ‘cause I earned it (I am enough) Though I still burn with All these doubts that tried to drown me Truth says they can’t own or crown me (I am worthy) Not from what I do But ‘cause I’m made In the image of You ⸻ [Verse 2] (spoken-melodic, hushed) Tried to earn what can’t be bought Prayed to be what I was not I stitched my worth into a mask And broke beneath the weight it cast (low harmony) They said, “You’re strong”—I played along But never felt like I belonged I chased approval like a drug But love don’t grow from shame or blood ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] (slight build, falsetto break) I’m done with guilt That wears my name Grace rebuilt What fear had claimed ⸻ [Chorus] (fully layered, emotional) (I am loved) Even broken (I am enough) Even open To the ache I tried to bury But Your voice is loud and steady (I am worthy) Just because it’s true— I was made In the image of You ⸻ [Rap Breakdown] (spoken-urgent, lo-fi vocal) Look— I ain’t the sum of my panic attacks Not the pills, not the nights that I never came back I’m not the boy they never saw Not the shame stitched in my jaw I’m scars and grace, a holy war But I walk free ‘cause I know the score They said “prove it,” I said “nah” He proved it all on that cross I ain’t flawless—but I’m His And that’s the worth I almost missed ⸻ [Bridge] (quiet, vulnerable) You saw the mess behind my skin Still called me child, still pulled me in You know the cracks, the haunted years And whispered hope right through my tears (stronger) I’m not the shame I used to wear I’m not the ghost of my despair If You say I’m enough, then I’ll believe Even if I have to grit my teeth ⸻ [Final Chorus] (vocal swell, high emotion) (I am loved) More than feeling (I am enough) Even reeling From the lies that tried to drown me But the truth has finally found me (I am worthy) Even when I break in two I was made In the image of You
