The Whole of Me

[Verse 1]
Can I call myself a good one
When I count the things I’ve done?
Every hand I held up gently
Every time I turned and ran

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep both sides before me
No clean page, no easy sum
If I name the harm I caused
Is that where the change begins?

[Chorus]
Tell me, can I still be good
With the bad I know I’ve done?
I won’t hide behind the better
I won’t say the worst is all I am
Can I face the whole of me
And choose what I become?

[Verse 2]
There’s the promise I remembered
There’s the call I let go by
There’s the truth I said too late
There’s the time I chose to try

[Pre-Chorus]
I can’t undo the damage
I can own the weight it brings
Maybe goodness isn’t spotless
Maybe it’s the next right thing

[Chorus]
Tell me, can I still be good
With the bad I know I’ve done?
I won’t hide behind the better
I won’t say the worst is all I am
Can I face the whole of me
And choose what I become?

[Bridge]
No verdict from a mirror
No pardon from a page
I have to meet the people
I have hurt along the way
And listen when they answer
And do more than feel ashamed

[Final Chorus]
I can try to be more honest
With the bad I know I’ve done
Keep the good from turning into cover
Let repair be where I start
I can face the whole of me
And choose what I become

[Outro]
One choice, then another
I am more than what I’ve done