[Verse 1] I replay it like a film I didn’t choose Every frame cuts deeper than the truth There’s a voice that sounds like me at night But it only knows how to divide I wear the blame like it’s my skin Every mirror lets the doubt walk in And I keep asking what kind of heart Breaks itself and calls it who you are [Pre-Chorus] If I could unlearn every word I said Would I still be someone I regret? [Chorus] How do I forgive these same hands That held the weight and let it slip? How do I love this heart again When it remembers every hit? I’m caught between who I was And who I’m trying to be Learning mercy feels like war When it’s myself I need to free [Verse 2] There’s a war behind my ribcage now No white flags, just sacred ground Part of me won’t let it go Part of me just needs to know If healing means I loosen blame Who am I without the shame? It’s been the only thing that proves I never meant the things I do [Pre-Chorus] If I lay it down, will I disappear? Or find a version still worth being here? [Chorus] How do I forgive these same hands That held the weight and let it slip? How do I love this heart again When it remembers every hit? I’m caught between who I was And who I’m trying to be Learning mercy feels like war When it’s myself I need to free [Bridge] (soft → build) Maybe grace is not forgetting Maybe love is staying anyway Maybe I don’t have to earn it Maybe I can learn to stay With the pieces I’ve been hiding With the truth I couldn’t face If I’m still here, still breathing Maybe that’s a kind of grace [Final Chorus] (bigger, more open) I will forgive these same hands Even if they shake with doubt I will love this heart again Even with the damage now I’m not just who I was I’m who I’m choosing to be And learning mercy might feel like war But it’s the only way I’m free [Outro] (quiet, resolved) These same hands… Can hold me now
