PASSPORT [Verse 1] I lost a little piece of paper And suddenly I disappeared Still the same name, still the same woman But nobody could see me here They said, “Show us who you are now” Like I could prove a life with ink Funny how a missing photograph Can make you question everything [Pre-Chorus] I was never lost I was only hard to find Buried underneath Somebody else's lines [Chorus] I don't need a passport To tell me where I belong I don't need a border stamp To prove that I've been strong I've crossed more than countries I've crossed what tried to hold me back And if the world wants proof of me I'll give it something it can't take back [Verse 2] I fought my way through forms and numbers Through every box I couldn't tick Every door that needed opening Every system doing what it does They wanted something they could hold Something printed, something real But they never understood A life is more than what they seal [Pre-Chorus] I was never gone I was standing in plain sight Waiting for the world to learn That paper isn't life [Chorus] I don't need a passport To tell me where I belong I don't need a border stamp To prove that I've been strong I've crossed more than countries I've crossed what tried to hold me back And if the world wants proof of me I'll give it something it can't take back [Bridge] Now I'm making worlds from nothing Putting pieces into sound Giving faces to the feelings That I couldn't write down Maybe this is my new passport A voice I didn't lose No one has to authorize me To become what I choose [Final Chorus] I don't need a passport To tell me who I am I don't need somebody's signature To say that I still can I've got songs for every border I've got stories in my hands And if the world won't recognize me I'll make a world that understands [Outro] Keep your stamps Keep your signatures Keep your little cards of proof I've been here all along And now I've got the truth I am my own passport.
