[Verse 1] You leave your list beside my keys As if my hands were built for these I set my own plans on the shelf Then hear I missed one little thing [Pre-Chorus] I know each pause, each preference I learn the shape of your requests But when I slip, the whole room turns Like all I gave was less than best [Chorus] I want my own speed, my own say A road that doesn’t bend your way I’ve been trimming every stride To keep your needs beside my own I want my own speed, full and clear Not measured by your small despair I can care and still depart And take my whole self when I start [Verse 2] You count the one thing I forgot Not all the hours that I brought My hunger waits behind your plans My quiet gets erased again [Pre-Chorus] I know each pause, each preference I learn the shape of your requests But when I slip, the whole room turns Like all I gave was less than best [Chorus] I want my own speed, my own say A road that doesn’t bend your way I’ve been trimming every stride To keep your needs beside my own I want my own speed, full and clear Not measured by your small despair I can care and still depart And take my whole self when I start [Bridge] No more weighing what I need Against the list you hand to me I’ll choose a pace that fits my lungs And let my unfinished life be mine [Final Chorus] I want my own speed, my own say A road that doesn’t bend your way I’ve been trimming every stride Now I can stand beside my own I want my own speed, full and clear No shame can steer me back from here I can care and still depart And take my whole self when I start [Outro] My own speed My own say
