What Becoming Sounds Like

Chorus

I didn’t rise, I rooted

I didn’t shout, I knew it

Every scar taught me my name

And I learned to answer to it

I’m not healed, I’m honest

I’m not done, I’m conscious

This is what becoming sounds like

When a woman keeps her promise

Post-Chorus

Oh I stand on it

Oh I stand on it

Verse 2

Had to unlearn the hunger for permission

And the fear of standing alone

Lost some people I was loyal to

Found myself when they were gone

Boundaries don’t look good on everyone

But they fit me just right

I don’t chase what doesn’t see me

I don’t dim to keep the peace at night

Pre-Chorus

I hear my Daddy when the doubt gets loud

Like he’s standing in the doorway now

“Know your worth… and stand on it.”

I didn’t understand it then

But I’m standing different now

Chorus

I didn’t rise, I rooted

I didn’t break, I proved it

When the ground tried to move beneath me

I learned how to move with it

I’m not perfect, I’m present

I’m not waiting, I’m ready

This is what becoming sounds like

When a woman stands steady

Post-Chorus

Oh I know my worth

And I stand on it

Oh I stand on it