Back In My Skin

I used to whisper when I had something to say

Shrank myself down just to keep you okay

Took all your noise like it was gospel truth

Let you paint me smaller, till I vanished in the room

I covered mirrors, couldn't stand the sight

Of the girl who dimmed just to avoid the fight

But somewhere inside, a fire stayed lit

It waited through silence, now I'm done with it

You don’t get to tell me who I am

I’ve bled enough to understand

I’m back in my skin, standing tall

Picked up my pieces from every fall

You tried to write me out of my own story

But I’m taking the pen back — don’t need your glory

This voice, this heart, this power within

I’m not asking, I’m moving — I’m back in my skin

You liked me broken, easier to bend

Said I was too much — now I won’t pretend

I found my worth in the wreckage and rain

Taught myself strength by walking through pain

No more apologies for being loud

No more shrinking just to fit your crowd

I’ve got scars, yeah, and every one shines

Proof that I lived — and this life is mine

You don’t get to keep what you can’t break

I found myself in the mess you made

I’m back in my skin, fierce and free

Burned down the shame, now it’s fuel for me

You tried to silence the girl I was then

But I’m louder, brighter — and I won’t pretend

This voice, this fire, this love I begin

It’s not borrowed — it’s mine — I’m back in my skin

Every “too much,” every “not enough”

I wear them like armor, I’m calling your bluff

I’m not your echo, I’m not your regret

I’m the thunder you’ll never forget

I’m back in my skin, unafraid

Stronger than every scar you made

You can keep your doubt, your cage of fear

I’ve built something bolder in place of tears

This voice, this truth, this light within

I’m not broken — I’m back in my skin

Back in my skin…

Where I always belonged.