I’M LEARNING HOW TO SAY MY OWN NAME

Verse 1 I’ve been waking up a little lighter every morning, Not healed, not whole — just not hurting quite the same. Your shadow used to follow me through every doorway, But lately it’s been fading like a song I don’t replay. Pre‑Chorus I still stumble when I think about the way we broke, But I’m starting to feel the parts of me you never got to know. Chorus I’m learning how to say my own name, Without waiting for your voice to make it mean something. I’m finding pieces I forgot I had, Picking them up like fallen leaves in autumn. And maybe I’m not who I was when you loved me, But I’m learning how to say my own name. Verse 2 I cleaned the room where your memory used to linger, Found old notes, old photos, old versions of myself. I didn’t throw them out — just put them somewhere safer, A place where they don’t hurt, but still remind me where I’ve been. Pre‑Chorus I’m not running from the past anymore, Just walking forward without dragging it behind me. Chorus I’m learning how to say my own name, Without waiting for your voice to make it mean something. I’m finding pieces I forgot I had, Picking them up like fallen leaves in autumn. And maybe I’m not who I was when you loved me, But I’m learning how to say my own name. Bridge Maybe someday you’ll hear me laugh again, Not the broken kind — the real one. And maybe I’ll think of you without flinching, Just a chapter that taught me how to grow. Final Chorus I’m learning how to say my own name, Softly at first, then stronger every day. I’m building something new from all the quiet, Something honest, something mine. And maybe I’m not who I was when you loved me, But I’m learning how to say my own name.