Still Here, Still Becoming

[Verse 1]
I kept the keys to rooms I should have left
A list of almosts folded in my coat
Each bad idea still knows my address
Each quick escape still offers me a vote

[Pre-Chorus]
But I can name the turns I took
And every bruise I won't erase
The road is rough beneath my feet
Still, I decide the pace

[Chorus]
I’m not the wreckage I walked through
I’m not the worst thing I once chose
I’ll make a life with both hands open
And keep on going where it grows
When old impulses call me backward
I let them pass; I choose my own
I’m still here, still becoming
I’m going to live this life full-grown

[Verse 2]
There’s a cracked screen full of unsent apologies
A drawer of plans I let go cold
I won’t pretend those days were harmless
I’ll learn the truth they left me holding

[Pre-Chorus]
I know the pull of easy exits
The little lie that says, “Just once”
I take one breath, I find the doorway
And step toward what I want

[Chorus]
I’m not the wreckage I walked through
I’m not the worst thing I once chose
I’ll make a life with both hands open
And keep on going where it grows
When old impulses call me backward
I let them pass; I choose my own
I’m still here, still becoming
I’m going to live this life full-grown

[Bridge]
No clean slate, no borrowed pardon
Just this morning, mine to use
I can carry what I’ve broken
Without letting it choose

[Final Chorus]
I’m not the wreckage I walked through
I’m not the worst thing I once chose
I’ll make a life with both hands open
And keep on going where it grows
When old impulses call me backward
I let them pass; I choose my own
I’m still here, still becoming
I’m going to live this life full-grown

[Outro]
Still becoming
Still choosing
Still here