Rewired for a Reason

Verse 1 My mind’s been a house with the lights turned low Wires in the walls that I didn’t even know Sparks from the storms I survived in my skin Now the breakers are flipping, something’s waking within I’ve been counted out by papers and pain Doctor’s notes, hard days, and invisible chains But lately there’s a window where the dark used to sit And I don’t know what to do with it Pre-Chorus What if healing doesn’t feel like flying? What if it feels like standing still? What if I’ve been slowly rewiring Just to find my own free will? Chorus My brain is being rewired And I don’t know where to go I’ve been living through the fire Now I’m learning I can glow I may not run like everybody I may not rise the way they do But if I can help a few hearts breathe Then I’ve got something left to prove I’m still here Still tired Still dreaming through the pain Maybe I was rewired To make a difference in my name Verse 2 Disability don’t mean I disappeared I’m not lazy, I’m not broken, I’m just still here With a body that argues and a soul that believes There’s a purpose still hiding underneath my sleeves Maybe I won’t save the whole wide world Maybe I’m just one recovering girl But if one person hears me and doesn’t feel alone Then maybe that’s the reason I made it home Pre-Chorus What if purpose starts out quiet? What if calling comes in crumbs? What if changing just a few lives Is more than enough? Chorus My brain is being rewired And I don’t know where to go I’ve been living through the fire Now I’m learning I can glow I may not run like everybody I may not rise the way they do But if I can help a few hearts breathe Then I’ve got something left to prove I’m still here Still tired Still dreaming through the pain Maybe I was rewired To make a difference in my name Bridge I don’t need a stage with a thousand lights Maybe my purpose is one soul at a time A message, a song, a hand, a prayer A little proof that someone cares I don’t have to be healed to be useful I don’t have to be whole to be kind Maybe the cracks in my nervous system Let the real light shine Final Chorus My brain is being rewired And I’m scared of what that means But I’ve survived what should’ve killed me Now I’m planting better dreams I may move slow, but I’m moving I may bend, but I won’t break If I can love a few back to life Then this pain won’t go to waste I’m still here Still tired Still reaching through the rain Maybe I was rewired To make a difference with my pain Outro I don’t know what to do with it But I know I’m not done Maybe this new mind of mine Was built to help someone