[Intro]
Soft rain on a windowpane, I’m tracing where the light used to fall
[Verse 1]
I learned to hum through the quiet, when the house held its breath at night
And the corners kept the names I whispered, like moths to a flickering light
Empty rooms remember my little feet, the chalk on the floor, the chalk on the wall
I grew up double-kinded by sorrow and hope, but I learned to stand tall
[Pre-Chorus]
If I could pull the past close, I’d fold it into a safe and warm quilt
[Chorus]
I am more than the echoes of a child who learned to hush herself to sleep
I am holding the map of yesterday, and I’ll walk toward dawn, not weep
I carry the rain in my chest, but I won’t drown in what used to be
I rise with the light I kept alive inside of me
[Verse 2]
The photographs crackle in a silver frame, I hear a lullaby I never sang
I stitched my own heartbeat to a brighter refrain, learned to forgive the rangy pain
I’m tracing the steps back to a kinder place, where the sun learns my name anew
Some memories loosen their grip, letting courage bloom from the blue
[Pre-Chorus]
If I could pull the past close, I’d fold it into a safe and warm quilt
[Chorus]
I am more than the echoes of a child who learned to hush herself to sleep
I am holding the map of yesterday, and I’ll walk toward dawn, not weep
I carry the rain in my chest, but I won’t drown in what used to be
I rise with the light I kept alive inside of me
[Bridge]
Someday the old rooms will sing with sunlight, and I’ll listen without fear
I’ll tell the younger me: you are enough, your voice has a right to be here
[Chorus]
I am more than the echoes of a child who learned to hush herself to sleep
I am holding the map of yesterday, and I’ll walk toward dawn, not weep
I carry the rain in my chest, but I won’t drown in what used to be
I rise with the light I kept alive inside of me
[Outro]
Soft rain fades to a hopeful hum, I’m standing tall where I began to dream
The girl inside finds a future bright and clear, in every brave and healing scream
