Verse 1
I learned to live inside a rhythm
that never asked me who I was
quiet rooms and borrowed silence
counting days I couldn’t touch
I kept trading time for something
I haven’t felt in years

Pre-Chorus
and I told myself
this is just how it goes
but something in me
never felt at home

Chorus
it’s the same light on a different night
but it don’t look the way it did before
I was running in a perfect line
now I’m not sure what I’m running for
there’s a quiet I can’t recognize
like a voice I buried in the noise
maybe nothing really changed at all
maybe I just hear it more

Verse 2
I thought if I could leave the pattern
I could finally start again
but the silence got much louder
when there was no one telling when
days dissolved into the ceiling
I was drifting out of frame

Pre-Chorus
and I pulled away
‘cause I needed space
from every echo
I couldn’t face

Chorus
it’s the same light on a different night
but it don’t feel the way it did before
I was giving just to stay aligned
now I don’t know what I’m giving for
there’s a distance in familiar eyes
like they only see what they can take
maybe I was never really lost
just bending till I break

Bridge
I don’t hate the road that led me here
I just walked it with a different mind
and for once I’m not just passing time
I can feel that something’s mine

Post-Bridge
I stayed a little longer
just to see if it would change
but the silence felt familiar
like it always knew my name

Final Chorus
it’s the same light on a different night
but I’m seeing what I missed before
I was living like a borrowed life
now I think it might be mine to hold
and the quiet doesn’t feel like fear
it’s a space I’m learning to enjoy
maybe nothing really changed at all
maybe I just found my voice

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