Say My Name

(hummmm) You call me by a ghost I used to wear,

A version of me that isn't there.

Every syllable feels sharp

and strange, Like you're talking to someone I couldn't save.

I know it sounds like just a word,

But words can hurt more than they're heard.

They carry years of fear and doubt,

Everything I fought to figure out.

I didn't choose this road to be difficult,

I just got tired of hiding myself.

That's not my name,

Not the one that makes me feel alive.

That's not my name,

Not the one I fought so hard to find.

I am standing right here,

Please see me as I am.

Don't drag me back to who I was,

Just because you can.

That's not my name,

It's a scar. And I've come too damn far To forget who

you are. (yeah)

I spent years trying to understand

Why my reflection felt like borrowed skin.

Trying on masks that never fit,

Learning where I end and where I begin.

And when I found the name that felt like home,

The one that finally felt my own,

It wasn't just letters on a page,

It was finally stepping out of a cage.

I know change can take some time,

But this heart has always been mine.

That's not my name,

Not the one that makes me feel alive.

That's not my name,

Not the one I fought so hard to find.

I am standing right here,

Please see me as I am.

Don't drag me back to who I was,

Just because you can.

That's not my name,

It's a scar. And I've come too damn far To go back

to the dark.

I cried for the kid

who couldn't explain,

Why every introduction felt

like pain.

For every time I bit my tongue,

For every battle left unsung.

But I'm done shrinking,

Done disappearing, Done making myself smaller

To make other people comfortable.

Say my name. The real one.

The one that feels like sunlight.

The one that feels like breathing.

The one that feels like me.

That's my name, The one that makes my heart beat loud.

That's my name, The one I'll say proud.

I am standing right here,

No more hiding who I am.

You don't have to understand it all,

Just take my hand.

That's my name, And I'm finally free.

Not the ghost you remember— But the person I've always been.

A name is more than letters.

It's a home.

And I finally found mine. (hummm)