Choosing to Be Known

[Intro] Footsteps in the quiet, a breath I can scarcely keep The room holds my silence like a secret I won’t speak I write your name in the margins of the air I breathe And hope your kindness finds me, even when I’m hard to reach [Verse 1] I’ve carried this alone for longer than I planned to stay Heavy with questions, I’ve learned to hide what hurts inside Trust is a fragile bridge I’m counting every step away But you, you’re a harbor I keep steering toward at night [Pre-Chorus] Tell me you’ve felt the ache of wanting to belong That love can be a map when I’ve misplaced the dawn If I let you in, would I finally hear a song I recognize Or fear you’ll leave me with the scars I’ve kept behind [Chorus] If I open up, will you stay close enough to hear me sigh If I lay down my armour, will you promise you’ll not pass me by I’m asking for a true voice in the storm I’m weathering alone Jerry, if you’re listening, I’m choosing to be known [Verse 2] The room grows warmer when I name the ache I’ve avoided Your name a soft lighthouse on a shore that feels unknown I question every judgment that has shut doors and cold judgments Yet your steady gaze says I might be safe to come home [Pre-Chorus] I’m learning to trust the tremble that comes with pain That offering care can heal what fear has made vain If I trust enough to tell the truth I’ve kept in my chest Would your patient heart forgive me for needing rest [Chorus] If I open up, will you stay close enough to hear me sigh If I lay down my armour, will you promise you’ll not pass me by I’m asking for a true voice in the storm I’m weathering alone Jerry, if you’re listening, I’m choosing to be known [Bridge] Maybe forgiveness starts with saying I’m not okay today Maybe mercy looks like holding on when I’m drifted far away I’m not perfect, but I’m hopeful that we can mend what’s frayed With every small confession, a little more love is laid [Chorus] If I open up, will you stay close enough to hear me sigh If I lay down my armour, will you promise you’ll not pass me by I’m asking for a true voice in the storm I’m weathering alone Jerry, if you’re listening, I’m choosing to be known [Outro] So I’ll keep turning toward your light, through shadows I am drawn In the quiet, I’m choosing trust, I’m choosing to belong If reconciliation finds us here, it starts with this small vow: To care, to hear, to hold me gently, then stay somehow