[Intro] I gave my name away for a room in your head Now I’m knocking it down instead [Verse 1] I wore your doubt like a borrowed coat Buttoned it tight when I lost my throat Every small choice had your fingerprints I called that peace, but it made no sense Kept my best days behind locked doors Paid your price till I couldn’t pay more Then I caught my face in the bathroom glass Said, “You’re still here—now make it last” [Pre-Chorus] No more waiting for a hand to pull me through I got a pulse, I got a point of view [Chorus] I’m taking my life back, piece by piece Cutting the chain, letting pressure release I don’t need permission to stand in my skin I lost myself once—I won’t lose me again [Drop] Back from the edge, back from the grave No one gets the keys to the life I save Back from the edge, hear that door slam I’m not who you broke—I’m who I am [Verse 2] I know the names of the roads I abandoned The half-made plans and the words I swallowed There’s a scar on the table where I changed my mind There’s a little more room in this chest tonight I quit rehearsing every failure for you Quit shrinking the truth till it fit your view If love starts here, then let it start plain I can hold my heart without handing you the reins [Pre-Chorus] No more begging for a place in the frame I can look at my life and answer my name [Chorus] I’m taking my life back, piece by piece Cutting the chain, letting pressure release I don’t need permission to stand in my skin I lost myself once—I won’t lose me again [Bridge] If I shake, let me shake If I fall, let me learn Every breath that I take Is a page I return I forgive the man who kept disappearing I forgive the years spent surviving and fearing No clean slate, no lie, no pretending I’m new Just a life in my hands—and I’m seeing it through [Final Chorus] I’m taking my life back, piece by piece Cutting the chain, letting pressure release I don’t need permission to stand in my skin I lost myself once—I won’t lose me again [Outro] My name in my mouth My feet on the ground The life I walked out of I’m walking back now