(Verse 1)

I learned to walk softly,

keep the edges tucked in,

be the quiet in the doorway,

never asking to begin.

I made myself a shadow,

’cause shadows don’t get hurt,

but I’m older now and noticing

the cost of staying small first.

(Chorus)

So I’m learning to be seen,

just a little at a time.

Letting light fall where it wants to,

letting presence be a sign.

I don’t have to shout to matter,

I don’t have to fight to be.

I can take one breath of courage

and let the room see me.

(Verse 2)

It wasn’t lack of wisdom,

it was safety dressed as grace.

I folded all my colors

till they vanished into space.

But something in me’s waking,

something steady, something kind,

saying “visibility is gentle

when it’s chosen by design.”

(Chorus)

So I’m learning to be seen,

just a little at a time.

Letting light fall where it wants to,

letting presence be a sign.

I don’t have to shout to matter,

I don’t have to fight to be.

I can take one breath of courage

and let the room see me.

(Bridge)

I’m not breaking old defenses,

I’m just loosening the thread.

Letting softness be permission,

letting truth speak in my stead.

I don’t need to be the loud one,

I just need to not erase

all the quiet, honest colors

that belong to my own face.

(Final Chorus)

So I’m learning to be seen,

in a way that feels like me.

Not a spotlight, not a warning,

just a gentle clarity.

I don’t have to earn my presence,

I don’t have to disappear.

I can take one breath of courage

and let myself be here.