[Verse 1] I kept a map of every place I failed Folded it small and carried it like mail You sat beside me on the kitchen floor Said, “You don’t have to earn the morning anymore” [Pre-Chorus] So I loosened my hands Let the old names fall There was room in my chest For a life beyond the wall [Chorus] I’m coming back to me Piece by piece, steadily I can bend, I can begin There’s a home beneath my skin I’m becoming what I need Root by root, a living seed I don’t have to disappear To let a better self appear [Verse 2] You found my notes behind the sugar tin All those little rules I’d written to fit in We crossed them out beside the window light And let the afternoon arrive without a fight [Pre-Chorus] I can honor the hurt Without giving it the wheel I can name what I lost And still choose what I feel [Chorus] I’m coming back to me Piece by piece, steadily I can bend, I can begin There’s a home beneath my skin I’m becoming what I need Root by root, a living seed I don’t have to disappear To let a better self appear [Bridge] Not a finish line, not a flawless face Just a softer voice that gives me space You said, “Take your time; you’re allowed to grow” And I believed it, quiet and slow [Final Chorus] I’m coming back to me Piece by piece, steadily I can bend, I can begin There’s a home beneath my skin I’m becoming what I need Root by root, a living seed I don’t have to disappear To let a better self appear [Outro] You stayed while I learned to stay I meet myself here, day by day
