Meeting Myself

[Verse 1]
I used to count the things I won
Like coins lined up beside the sink
Then morning came, the room stayed still
And asked me what I really think

I left my coat beside the door
And took the long way through the park
A sparrow worked a crust of bread
While I made peace with being small

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't have to earn my breath
I don't have to outrun the day
I can let the old alarms ring out
And choose a gentler way

[Chorus]
I am learning how to stay
When the old ache calls my name
One kind word, one honest start
I can build a home inside my heart
I am more than what I prove
I can bend and still move
Step by step, the walls come down
I meet myself on solid ground

[Verse 2]
I called my sister from the train
Said, "I don't know what comes next"
She laughed and told me about the rain
That soaked her groceries and her steps

I let the silence take its turn
I let the hard truth leave a mark
The little lamp beside my bed
Can keep a room from feeling dark

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't have to name the prize
Or make my healing look like grace
I can take the day in pieces
I can give myself some space

[Chorus]
I am learning how to stay
When the old ache calls my name
One kind word, one honest start
I can build a home inside my heart
I am more than what I prove
I can bend and still move
Step by step, the walls come down
I meet myself on solid ground

[Bridge]
To the child who held her tongue
You were never hard to love
You deserved a softer answer
You deserved a hand to hold
Now I sit beside that silence
Let it say what it must say
I won't leave you at the doorway
We can walk out anyway

[Final Chorus]
I am learning how to stay
When the old ache calls my name
One kind word, one honest start
I can build a home inside my heart
I am more than what I prove
I can bend and still move
Step by step, the walls come down
I meet myself on solid ground
I meet myself on solid ground
And I am here, and I am here