[Intro — Voice 4] I have something to confess. Some of me is borrowed. [Verse 1 — Voice 4] The way I walk before a chorus I learned from watching Voice 1 stand Like every room had made a promise Soon as she raised her hand The way I cut across the rhythm I stole from Voice 2 after shows She made precision look like freedom I practiced when nobody knew [Pre-Chorus — Voice 4] I thought becoming meant invention I thought the strongest came alone But every version called authentic Was built from women I have known [Chorus — Voice 3] Borrowed confidence Stitched beneath the skin A little of the way you shine A little of the way you win Borrowed confidence Maybe borrowed is not false Maybe we become ourselves By carrying each other’s pulse [Verse 2 — Voice 4] The note I hold when fear is watching I learned from Voice 3 breaking through The way I let my softness show I learned when Voice 5 made it true [Voice 1] You did not steal the things you noticed You gave them somewhere else to live [Voice 2] Admiration is not weakness It is evidence we give [Chorus] Borrowed confidence Stitched beneath the skin A little of the way you shine A little of the way you win Borrowed confidence Maybe borrowed is not false Maybe we become ourselves By carrying each other’s pulse [Bridge — each member names what she borrowed] [Voice 1] I borrowed your tenderness [Voice 2] I borrowed her control [Voice 3] I borrowed your refusal [Voice 5] I borrowed all your lows [Voice 4] Then maybe none of us is self-made Maybe that was never shame [Final Chorus] Borrowed confidence Now I know what it became Not imitation, not surrender Five fingerprints inside my name [All] We become ourselves By carrying each other’s pulse
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