The rain kept tapping on my window frame Shoes soaked through from walking past my own blame I keep pretending that I'm fine, I swear But my reflection says: You're almost there I hold my breath like I'm saving space For every dream I boxed and labeled someday Didn't know how heavy hope could weigh Till I carried it through another gray day And I've been Redrawing all the lines I built in fear Trying not to disappear If I'm quiet, it's 'cause I'm trying To hear myself this year So here's tonight's confession written clear I'm scared of falling, but I still steer I'm learning how to meet who I'll become Soft and brave in equal sum If I break a little on my way through I'll stitch the cracks with something true This is my entry, signed and underlined A promise that I won't rewind I'm still showing up, even shaking Still choosing hope, even breaking Still learning me, still learning why Still getting closer every time It only proves I'm breaking through This is my entry, fearless and aligned A future signed in my own handwriting I drove home slowly through the amber lights Thinking 'bout the things I lost in fights With the version of me who tried to stay small I'm finally learning how to hear her call My heart's a hallway with locked-up doors But I found the courage to check the floors Turns out the mess I've been afraid to see Is exactly what's been growing me And I've been Letting go of every rule that clipped my wings All the should-have-beens and stings If I tremble, it's 'cause I'm choosing What freedom really means So here's tonight's confession written clear I'm scared of falling, but I still steer I'm learning how to meet who I'll become Soft and brave in equal sum If I break a little on my way through I'll stitch the cracks with something true This is my entry, signed and underlined A promise that I won't rewind I've run from every shadow with my headlights dim Worried that the real me wouldn't fit in But maybe all the pieces I tried to hide Are the ones that make me come alive And if tomorrow shakes me, let it come I'll stand there trembling, but I won't run I'm done apologizing for the times I tried I'm finally giving myself the room to rise So here's tonight's confession written clear I'm done surviving, now I steer I'm reaching for the girl I'm meant to be One heartbeat closer every beat And if I crack a little on my way through It only proves I'm breaking through This is my entry, fearless and aligned A future signed in my own handwriting