I Want My Own Speed

[Verse 1]
You leave your list beside my keys
As if my hands were built for these
I set my own plans on the shelf
Then hear I missed one little thing

[Pre-Chorus]
I know each pause, each preference
I learn the shape of your requests
But when I slip, the whole room turns
Like all I gave was less than best

[Chorus]
I want my own speed, my own say
A road that doesn’t bend your way
I’ve been trimming every stride
To keep your needs beside my own
I want my own speed, full and clear
Not measured by your small despair
I can care and still depart
And take my whole self when I start

[Verse 2]
You count the one thing I forgot
Not all the hours that I brought
My hunger waits behind your plans
My quiet gets erased again

[Pre-Chorus]
I know each pause, each preference
I learn the shape of your requests
But when I slip, the whole room turns
Like all I gave was less than best

[Chorus]
I want my own speed, my own say
A road that doesn’t bend your way
I’ve been trimming every stride
To keep your needs beside my own
I want my own speed, full and clear
Not measured by your small despair
I can care and still depart
And take my whole self when I start

[Bridge]
No more weighing what I need
Against the list you hand to me
I’ll choose a pace that fits my lungs
And let my unfinished life be mine

[Final Chorus]
I want my own speed, my own say
A road that doesn’t bend your way
I’ve been trimming every stride
Now I can stand beside my own
I want my own speed, full and clear
No shame can steer me back from here
I can care and still depart
And take my whole self when I start

[Outro]
My own speed
My own say