[Verse 1] Someone said I built this softness to hide That the garden's just a wall in disguise That the version of me living inside Is easier than the one in your eyes [Verse 2] Maybe he's right, maybe some nights he's not I've never counted which one is true I've just kept walking through what I've got A calm little world where the wolf can't get through [Chorus] So who's the real me — the one who stays soft Or the one they say I'm running from Is the light I chose a shelter, or a loss Is the peace I built a place, or just numb Who's the real me — I used to know Now I'm not sure which version to trust The one who blooms, or the one who lets go The one who's whole, or the one made of dust [Verse 3] I've never held a knife, never had to run From the kind of dark some people survive Maybe that makes me lighter than some Or maybe it just means I've never tried [Chorus] So who's the real me — the one who stays soft Or the one they say I'm running from Is the light I chose a shelter, or a loss Is the peace I built a place, or just numb Who's the real me — I used to know Now I'm not sure which version to trust The one who blooms, or the one who lets go The one who's whole, or the one made of dust [Bridge] Maybe strength isn't only the scar you show Maybe it's choosing to heal what you could Maybe the man who keeps planting, although The world outside says he never understood — Maybe he's stronger than the ones who bleed loud Maybe soft isn't broken, it's just less seen But some nights I still stand outside the crowd Wondering which side of the glass I've really been [Final Chorus] So who's the real me — I think I finally know It's not the wolf, and it's not the disguise It's the one who keeps choosing where to grow Even not knowing, even with doubt in his eyes Who's the real me — maybe both are true The soft one, the doubting one, still whole Maybe the real me was never just one view — Just a man still building, still finding his home
