Strength From Within

Verse 1 I looked everywhere except where I should have gone Reached for hands that could not hold me up Chased answers in voices that did not know Waited for something outside to pull me free While all along the answer lived right here Beneath the fear beneath the scars beneath the doubt Verse 2 It was quiet not loud did not demand attention Did not shine or call for anyone to see Just steady like a heartbeat that never stops Even when everything else falls away I did not know I carried this inside Something stronger than the things that break me Chorus Finding strength within my heart Not borrowed not given not taken from outside It was always there waiting for me to notice Hidden in the places I thought were empty Rising up when I thought I had nothing left This strength is mine It belongs to me Bridge I do not need anyone to tell me I am enough I do not need the world to validate my worth I feel it now deep in my chest A fire that does not burn out when the night comes It does not need fuel from anyone else It feeds on who I am on what I have survived It will not be extinguished Chorus Finding strength within my heart Not borrowed not given not taken from outside It was always there waiting for me to notice Hidden in the places I thought were empty Rising up when I thought I had nothing left This strength is mine It belongs to me Outro I stand different now Feet planted on something real I found myself And I will not lose it again This is my strength From within