First day of camp, they handed me a story Bible

Now some of its pages are too frayed to read

Storybook Jesus was whiter than he probably should be

But somehow, someway I had belief

'Cause nobody spoke to me the way that He spoke me

Like maybe He'd make something lovely out of this nobody

I'm feeling Him calling me, I tell Him I'm not ready

'Cause God only knows what I've been through

I wanna take what's mine, if nobody else wants it

Wanna hold the line, if it won't make you mad

Day by day, inch by inch, wanna laugh, wanna lift

I don't flinch when I stand in the sun

And when I'm done

Maybe my voice won't be an echo

Maybe my voice won't be an echo

All of these years, happy to blend in the background

Like I should be seen, but I shouldn't be heard

All of these tears from all the times I swallowed it down

What is it like to be free as a bird

'Cause nobody talks to me the way that You talk to me

Like maybe I've got something to say that's worth Your listening

I wanna take what's mine, and not stop 'til I've got it

Wanna hold the line like it's all that I have

Day by day, inch by inch, wanna laugh, wanna lift

I don't flinch when I stand in the sun

And when I'm done

Maybe my voice won't be an echo

But what if my voice is deafening, way too much

Or way too quiet [bad enough?]

Won't know until I use it

What if my voice will make a way, bring a change

Help somebody to be brave

Won't know until I use it

I just gotta do it

I wanna take what's mine

I wanna hold the line, oh

Day by day, inch by inch, wanna laugh, wanna lift

I don't flinch when I stand in the sun

And when I'm done

Maybe my voice won't be an echo

Maybe my voice won't be an echo

An echo

Maybe I will more than echo