The Rhythm I Set

The house is still,

the streetlights hum I'm not waiting for anyone to come The clock

ticks soft, the ceiling glows I used to measure time by how

it goes But now I don't count the miles anymore I just

sit here, right where I am,

by the door I closed myself

And I can feel it in my hands The rhythm I was

never taught

Reach, catch, pull, recover

I was always my own oar

I'm not looking for a shore

I'm the water and the boat

I'm the one who sets the tempo now No one else decides

when I float

This is the rhythm I set

This is the breath I take

I'm my own beginning,

my own end And I don't need to break (ooh)

(reach, catch, pull, recover) (ahhhh)

I used to think the quiet meant I was alone

But the silence has a voice I've learned to call my own

The hearth glows low,

the sky is wide

I don't need a hand to hold to feel alive I built

this fortress with my own two hands And every stone is a

promise that I understand

And I can feel it in my bones The stroke I never

had to chase

Reach, catch, pull, recover

I was always my own place

I'm not looking for a shore

I'm the water and the boat

I'm the one who sets the tempo now No one else decides

when I float

This is the rhythm I set

This is the breath I take

I'm my own beginning,

my own end And I don't need to break (oh)

No expectations, no one to please Just the sound of my own

ease I'm not waiting

for applause or grace I'm just learning how to stay in my

own space The dragon boat heartbeat under my skin

Tells me I was never lost — I was just learning to

begin

Reach, catch, pull, recover I pull myself now

No one else

No one else

I pull myself now (ooh)