Becoming

[Verse 1] Midnight thoughts spill across my bedroom floor Pictures don't show the tears that fell just minutes before I trace the outline of my face in bathroom mirrors Counting imperfections like they're old friends This voice inside my head keeps saying "You'll never be enough" But whose definition am I chasing? [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding my breath underwater Trying to be someone I'm not The pressure builds until my lungs are burning How much longer before I drown in expectations? [Chorus] This is me becoming Tearing down the walls I built This is me surviving All the lies I told myself And maybe I'm not perfect But perfect never felt this real This is me becoming Even when it hurts to heal [Verse 2] Last week I wore my heart outside my body Just to see if anyone would notice the scars They just said "You look nice today" As if the surface is all they ever see I've spent years disappearing into corners Making myself smaller to fit into spaces That were never built for me Who am I when no one's watching? Who am I when everyone is? [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding my breath underwater Trying to be someone I'm not The pressure builds until my lungs are burning How much longer before I drown in expectations? [Chorus] This is me becoming Tearing down the walls I built This is me surviving All the lies I told myself And maybe I'm not perfect But perfect never felt this real This is me becoming Even when it hurts to heal [Bridge] Remember when we were kids? Before the world told us who to be Before we learned to hate the things that make us different I want that freedom back To exist without apology To take up space without permission Sometimes I write letters to my younger self Pages filled with all the things I wish I'd known That the universe isn't keeping score That vulnerability isn't weakness That your worth isn't measured in likes and follows That the darkest nights eventually end [Hook] I am a work in progress I am unfinished art I am a story still being written And the author is me [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding my breath underwater Trying to be someone I'm not The pressure builds until my lungs are burning How much longer before I drown in expectations? [Chorus] This is me becoming Tearing down the walls I built This is me surviving All the lies I told myself And maybe I'm not perfect But perfect never felt this real This is me becoming Even when it hurts to heal [Outro] The mirror shows a different face now Not because I've changed But because I'm finally seeing clearly Through eyes that have learned to be kind To the person looking back I'm learning to breathe underwater Or maybe I'm finally coming up for air Either way, I'm still here