Becoming (Remastered)

[Intro – minimal, steady, slightly more grounded than Passing] Em Something shifted C I can feel it now G Not a breaking D Just a different sound --- [Verse 1 – awareness] Em I’ve been living C Like I’m half asleep G Holding pieces D I was told to keep Em But they don’t fit me C Like they used to do G And I’m starting to see D What I never knew --- [Chorus – quiet strength] C I’m becoming G Something I can’t name Em Not the same girl D But I’m not ashamed C It’s not pretty G It’s not clean Em But I can feel it D Underneath --- [Verse 2 – letting go] Em There are versions C I had to outgrow G Even when I D Didn’t want to know Em I was holding C What was breaking me G Now I’m loosening D What I used to be --- [Chorus – slightly fuller] C I’m becoming G Something I can’t name Em Not the same girl D But I’m not ashamed C It’s not pretty G It’s not clean Em But I can feel it D Underneath --- [Verse 3 – present strength] Em I don’t have it C All worked out just yet G But I’m standing D Without that weight on my chest Em There’s a quiet C That I didn’t know G Not the empty kind D But the kind that grows --- [Bridge – emotional clarity] C I thought I had to G Stay the same Em To be worthy D Of anything C But I was shrinking G To survive Em Now I’m learning D To take up my life --- [Final Chorus – grounded, resolved but open] C I’m becoming G I can feel the change Em Not where I’m going D But I’m on my way C It’s not perfect G But it’s real Em And for the first time D I can feel --- [Outro – soft, steady, hopeful but not overdone] Em Becoming… C Becoming… G Not there yet D But I’m becoming…