[VERSE 1] — whispered spoken female voice echo I keep looking for the evidence That my being here mattered at all Some mark, some sign, some remembering Something left behind, standing tall [pause] But the tree doesn't count its shadows The river doesn't measure what it's carved It just moves, and moving changes something Even when it's never seen, or marked [HOOK] Do I need a reason To be allowed to be? Do I need the proof Before I let myself be free? [VERSE 2] Every person that I've smiled at Every kindness no one saw Every quiet thing I've carried Is already written, is already law [pause] Not in stone, not in a headline Just in how the moment changed In the ripple no one traces Still, the water rearranged [HOOK] Do I need a reason To be allowed to be? Do I need the proof Before I let myself be free? [BRIDGE] Already enough Already counted Already enough [OUTRO - instrumental fade]
