[Verse 1] Run my fingers down these scars of golden light Each one tells a story of healing from a fight This one here from when I learned to say goodbye That one there from nights I thought I'd rather die Some carved deep in flesh, some etched in my mind All of them together, they're my one of a kind [Verse 2] Broke apart at seventeen, shattered on the floor Panic attacks and trauma, couldn't take much more Thought I was just damaged goods, broken and used Then I learned to fill my cracks with something I could choose Made my fractures shine like veins of precious ore Not better, not worse, just different than before [Chorus] Look at all my golden seams Marking paths through all my dreams Through every scar my soul shines bright Not more beautiful, just right Don't you try to make me new I'm a map of all I've been through these scars tell my eccentricity why would I try to hide my authenticity?! [Verse 3] Anxiety carved channels where my thoughts now flow Depression left me knowing things I'd rather not know They say "when will you be healed?" but I shake my head These broken pieces part of who I am instead My hypervigilance became my way of seeing Not a gift, just a truth of my way of being [Verse 4] I'm not trying to erase what brought me to this place Just learning how to live with this particular face Highlight every fault line, never hide the scars Chart my lived experience like navigating stars Not grateful for the breaking, but I own the repair Every mended crack's a story that I choose to wear [Chorus] Look at all my golden seams Marking paths through all my dreams Through every scar my soul shines bright Not more beautiful, just right Don't you try to make me new I'm a map of all I've been through these scars tell my eccentricity why would I try to hide my authenticity?! [Bridge] You see damage, I see history You see broken, I see complexity Every fracture line's a chapter in my lived design Not better or worse, just uniquely mine Every scar's a crack of light, Showing who I am inside Making my truth impossible to hide [Verse 5] So when you tell me I should cover up and hide The evidence of everything I've lived inside I'll show you how my breaks became my signature marks Every mended piece a story, every scar a watermark Mental health and trauma lines all traced in gold Not a fairy tale, just the story my life's told [Final Chorus] Look at all my golden seams Threading through my nightmares and dreams Every crack outlined in truth Not improved, just living proof I choose to claim my story whole I'm a person marked by scars that show my soul these scars tell my eccentricity why would I try to hide my authenticity?! [Outro] Trace the lightning down my story lines Read the history written in my design Not broken, not fixed, just lived through and repaired These golden seams are simply what I've shared Follow story lines across my lived terrain Territory mapped by joy and loss and pain I'm the map to a journey that's mine alone My story carved in flesh, mind and bone [END]
