[Verse 1]

I used to look outside myself
Tryna find the missing piece
Somebody else's words
Tellin me what to believe

Sunday mornin prayers
Late night talks with God
Hopin if I walked the line
It'd somehow heal my heart

I’ve worn fear like armor
I’ve worn shame like chains
Tried to fit inside the boxes
People built in pain

But somewhere in the silence
A voice rose up in me
Sayin "you were never lost, son...
Just learnin how to see"

[Chorus]

I know who I am
Even when they don’t understand
I walked through the fire
And I still damn stand

I know who I am
Not the labels they demand
Every scar, every road
Brought me back to my own hands

[Verse 2]

I spent years seekin answers
In places outside my soul
Tryna fill the empty spaces
Tryna make myself feel whole

Some called it religion
Some called it destiny
But every road I traveled
Kept bringin me back to me

And I ain’t here to preach now
Or tell you what is right
Cause your path may look different
Than the road I walk tonight

I just hope when fear surrounds you
And the whole world turns away
You remember who you are
And keep walkin anyway

[Chorus]

I know who I am
Even when they don’t understand
I walked through the fire
And I still damn stand

I know who I am
Not the labels they demand
Every scar, every road
Brought me back to my own hands

[Verse 3]

Yeah I’ve heard the whispers
Felt judgment in the air
People throwin shadows
Cause truth makes em scared

Some will try to break you
When you finally stand tall
But hate’s just wounded echoes
From people scared to fall

And I ain’t angry at em
Cause I know that kind of pain
I used to hide from mirrors
And run from my own name

But now my soul feels steady
Like boots set in the ground
Cause peace begins the moment
You stop backin down

[Chorus]

I know who I am
Even when they don’t understand
I walked through the fire
And I still damn stand

I know who I am
Not the labels they demand
Every scar, every road
Brought me back to my own hands

[Verse 4]

So if you’re out there searchin
Wonderin where you belong
You don’t gotta fit the mold
To know your spirit strong

Some pray inside a church pew
Some heal beneath the stars
Some find truth in silence
Some find it in these scars

But maybe that’s the beauty
Of every human soul
We’re all just tryna find ourselves
And make our broken whole

And if my story helps you
Stand stronger where you are
Then every road I traveled
Helped light another heart

[Final Chorus]

I know who I am
And I ain’t afraid no more
Through the loss and the breaking
I found what I was lookin for

I know who I am
And I want the world to see
When you finally stand in your truth
You help somebody else believe

[Crowd Outro]

Whoa-oh...
I know who I am...

Whoa-oh...
Do you know who you are...


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