Starting With Me I - v6 Version

Title: “Starting With Me” Verse 1 I searched for worth in strangers’ eyes, trying to feel complete, made myself smaller every time love felt out of reach. I thought I had to change somehow to finally be enough, but every scar keeps whispering, “You’ve always been enough.” Pre-Chorus And when the doubt gets loud again, I hold my heart and breathe. Because I know where love begins — it’s starting here with me. Chorus (soft, heartfelt) Before I can love you, I have to love myself. Learn to see my own reflection as something I can help. Just as I am, I’m allowed to be, no more hiding parts of me. I am enough, I finally see — real love starts inside of me. Verse 2 I’m not too much, I’m not too small, I’m just my own true sound. And every fear I used to fight has made me stronger now. Bridge (build, emotional) Maybe I was never broken, maybe I was just too hard. Maybe self-love is the key to healing every scar. Final Chorus (bigger but still emotional) Before I can love you, I begin with loving me. No more mirrors full of judgment — just truth and honesty. Just as I am, I stand complete, imperfect, brave, and free. And from the light I hold within, a stronger “we” can be.