[COLD OPEN] (heartbeat sample, single warm piano note) Hey... I see you... [VERSE 1] I know the days have felt like More than you can carry I know the voice inside your head Has been contrary To everything you're worth And everything you are I know you've been convinced That you've already gone too far But I want you to hear something From someone who means it Not a greeting card Not something you've already dismissed You showed up today And that matters more Than you know That single quiet act Of still being here Is everything [PRE-CHORUS] You don't have to be fixed You don't have to be fine You just have to be here One more moment at a time [CHORUS — warm and anthemic] You matter Not when you're better Not when you've figured it out You matter right now In the middle of the doubt You matter Not despite what you're carrying Because of every mile You matter right here You matter right now (heartbeat swells) You always did [VERSE 2] I know the world kept moving When yours came to a stop I know you smiled for people While inside you almost dropped The whole weight of pretending That everything was fine While fighting something nobody Could see behind your eyes And I'm not going to tell you That it's simple from here I'm just going to sit with you Right here And say clearly You were never too broken Never too far gone Every breath you're taking Is proof that you belong [PRE-CHORUS] You don't have to be fixed You don't have to be fine You just have to be here One more moment at a time [CHORUS] You matter Not when you're better Not when you've figured it out You matter right now In the middle of the doubt You matter Not despite what you're carrying Because of every mile You matter right here You matter right now You always did [BRIDGE — most tender moment] Can I tell you something I need you to actually hear The world is genuinely different Because you are in it Not the version of you That has everything together This version Right now The one who is tired And scared And still here That version Is the one that matters most Don't go anywhere [FINAL CHORUS — most tender version] You matter... Not when you're better... Not when you've figured it out You matter right now In the middle of the doubt You matter Not despite what you're carrying Because of every mile You matter right here You always did [OUTRO] Hey... Still here... Good. (heartbeat — one final pulse) (silence)
