[Verse 1] I know the way you check the windows Like the night still keeps a score. I know the way you call it healing While you’re standing by the door. I know the weight of borrowed silence, The ache of learning how to hide. I’ve met that version of you, darling. She still deserves to come outside. [Pre-Chorus] No one gets to write your ending Just because they stole a page. You were always more than what they did. You were never made to stay that way. [Chorus] To the girls like me— Who learned to make themselves small, Who apologized for breathing Like they took up too much room at all. I hope one morning you wake laughing Before you think about the past. I hope your name sounds like your own again, And I hope that feeling lasts. What happened isn’t who you are. It never was. Not even then. You’re still becoming Who you would’ve been. [Verse 2] I know some days the mirror echoes Words that never should’ve stayed. I know how long it takes to trust The hands that kindness gently made. But little by little, breath by breath, The world gets wider than your fear. One day you’ll catch yourself just living And realize you’ve made it here. [Bridge] If today is all you have, Then let today be enough. You don’t have to outrun yesterday To prove that you are tough. The bravest hearts I’ve ever known Don’t always roar or fight. Sometimes they simply choose to stay Until they find the light. [Final Chorus] To the girls like me— There will come a quieter day. You’ll smile before remembering The price you thought you’d always pay. You’ll love without asking permission. You’ll laugh without looking behind. You’ll find a home inside your own heart, Where no one else decides your life. They took a moment. Not your worth. Not your voice. Not your name. And one day this old anniversary Will just be another date.
