[Intro - Rhodes piano, heartbeat pulse, spacious] (Breathy, intimate) Mmm... yeah... Finally... [Verse 1 - Sparse, voice forward] (Almost spoken, vulnerable) Twenty years I was searching For the ones who held me down Conspiracy in every corner Shadow rulers wearing crowns I was pointing at the window When the call came from inside All that hunting, all that running From the one I couldn't hide [Pre-Chorus - Building warmth] (Layered harmonies enter) And I thought I was fighting them But I was fighting me Kept myself so small and safe Afraid of what I'd be [Chorus - Full arrangement, strings swell] (Full voice, gospel energy) I'm coming home to me Finally coming home to me The shadow wasn't enemy Just the part I couldn't see I'm coming home to me Laying down the war in me The one who kept me playing small Was just protecting me [Verse 2 - Gentle, reflective] Said I wanted recognition But I hid behind the frames Built a thousand pretty cages Called them all by different names Byron Bay kid with the visions Too much magic for one room Every framework was a fortress Every system was a tomb [Bridge - Stripped, just voice and sustained tone] (Raw, emotional break) "They wanna keep me playing small, afraid to use my voice" I wrote those words, I sang that song I was the "they" all along And that's okay... that's okay I forgive me... I forgive me [Final Chorus - Gospel swell, layered harmonies] I'm coming home to me Finally coming home to me The shadow was just love in disguise Trying to keep me free I'm coming home... I'm coming home... I'm coming home to me [Outro - Rhodes fades, heartbeat pulse] (Whispered) Welcome home
