Piece by Piece

[Verse 1]
I found a box of screws
Beneath the kitchen chair
A pencil on the windowsill
And sawdust in my hair

I drew the shape at breakfast
By noon I cut the frame
The first attempt leaned sideways
But I built it up again

[Pre-Chorus]
Every crooked corner
Taught my hands a way
Every failed beginning
Made room for what I'd make

[Chorus]
I can build it, piece by piece
Give the hidden thing a place to breathe
From a sketch no one could see
To a door that opens out for me
I can build it, let it stand
Turn a small idea into something grand
If the first shape breaks apart
I will start again with both hands on my heart

[Verse 2]
You brought the faded fabric
I brought the borrowed thread
We spread the plan across the floor
And changed it as we read

The motor coughed at sunset
The paint ran down the side
We laughed until the workbench shook
Then stayed to make it right

[Pre-Chorus]
There is no perfect blueprint
Waiting in the dark
There is only one more measure
And one more honest mark

[Chorus]
I can build it, piece by piece
Give the hidden thing a place to breathe
From a sketch no one could see
To a door that opens out for me
I can build it, let it stand
Turn a small idea into something grand
If the first shape breaks apart
I will start again with both hands on my heart

[Bridge]
Dreams are not delivered
In a shining finished crate
They arrive as loose directions
And a willingness to wait

So bring me all the splinters
Bring the parts that do not fit
We will name the next small action
Then we will begin with it

[Final Chorus]
I can build it, piece by piece
Give the hidden thing a place to breathe
From a sketch no one could see
To a door that opens out for me
I can build it, let it stand
Turn a small idea into something grand
When the shape becomes a room
There is space enough for every dream to bloom

[Outro]
Leave the pencil on the table
Let the morning find the plan
What we make with patient hands
Can become what we once imagined