[Verse 1] I lace up hard, I hit the floor Like I can earn my place by doing more They move so fast, I go insane I grit my teeth just to hide the pain My hands know work, my mind knows sleep But something in me runs too deep I bring a fire they can't assign And still the world keeps checking time [Pre-Chorus] I try to bend, I try to fight I try to fit the shape of light But my true self won't disappear It keeps on breathing through the fears [Chorus] I'm not what I do That's my magic Not what I wear That's my magic If I can't prove What am I worth? How do I live And still honour my life? [Verse 2] They praise the pace, the polished roof The shiny win, the perfect truth But I was made in different ways In the unseen parts that don't get praise I don't want chains made out of gold I want a life I can hold I want to move, I want to choose I want a way that I don't lose [Pre-Chorus] I try to bend, I try to fight I try to fit the shape of light But my true self won't disappear It keeps on breathing through the fears [Chorus] I'm not what I do That's my magic Not what I own That's my magic If I can't prove What am I worth? How do I live And still honour my life? [Bridge] Maybe I don't need a rank Maybe I don't need to shrink Into a game I never chose Just to feel like I never rose If I move slow, if I stay kind If I keep my own red line Maybe that is being free Maybe that's enough for me [Final Chorus] I'm not what I do That's my magic Not what I earn That's my magic If I can't prove What am I worth? How do I live And still honour my life? I'm not what I do That's my magic (that's my magic) I am enough as I am and that's my magic (that's my magic) I know what I'm worth that's my magic (that's my magic)
