A Place at My Own Table (Verse 1) I grew up learning how to disappear How to be easy, how to be clear How to be strong, how to behave How to swallow what I couldn’t say I learned to carry more than my share Learned to tend everybody else’s prayers But nobody taught me how to stay When my own heart was in the way (Pre-Chorus) So I started listening to what I feel Turns out every part of me is real (Chorus) I’m making a place at my own table For the hurt, the hope, the proud, the afraid I’m learning to love what I used to label As too much, too soft, too late I’ll sit with my anger, I’ll dance with my joy I’ll hold every scared little girl and boy If I love myself the way I’m able I can love everybody at the table (Verse 2) I was taught to pick just one good face Hide the mess, hide the ache But the truth has many shades and names And every feeling earns its place I don’t need fixing, I don’t need shame I don’t need to be anybody else’s brave I’m growing up in a different way I’m learning to mother myself today (Pre-Chorus) I’m not broken, I’m becoming whole I’m not a story, I’m a soul (Bridge – Poetic / Spoken or Sung) Each feeling is a doorway Into the unseen parts of ourselves The whispers we’ve learned to ignore The wisdom we carry in our bones Nothing in us is here by accident Nothing is asking to be erased Every emotion is an invitation To come home more whole than before (Soft Chorus) I’m making a place at my own table Not just the strong, not just the brave I’m letting my heart be honest and able To feel what it feels, to stay when it stays (Final Chorus – Lift) I’m making a place at my own table For the old, the new, the here, the then I’m finally living what’s real and available Not waiting to be somebody else’s friend I’ll sit with my anger, I’ll dance with my joy I’ll hold every scared little girl and boy When I love myself the way I’m able I make a bigger world at the table (Outro) There’s room for you here There’s room for me There’s room for all we’re learning to be
