Step By Step
Lyrics
Verse 1
I came in heavy, head low, heart cracked
Carried that shame in a blacked-out backpack
Learned you can’t heal if you keep on the same track
So I turned around when the old days called back
First step’s ugly, second step’s real
You gotta sit with the hurt, let it tell you how you feel
Third step’s prayer when the night gets loud
Fourth step’s work when you don’t want to stand now
No magic, just motion
No crown, just devotion
One day at a time
That’s how you cross that ocean
Pre-Chorus
I was tired of the chains
Tired of the blame
Tired of the old me
Calling my name
So I opened my hands
Let the wreckage fall
If I’m gonna rise
I gotta give it all
Chorus
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Step by step, I’m choosing the light
Clean hands, clear heart, I’m still here tonight
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Peace in my chest
Love in my breath
I am not broken
I am not less
Step by step
I’m changing my life
Verse 2
I had resentments stacked like bricks in a wall
Every one of them heavy, every one of them tall
Then I saw the truth in a room full of tears
You can’t build a future while you drag all your fears
So I gave back pain, gave back pride
Gave back the story that was keeping me tied
Gave back guilt, gave back shame
Stopped answering the world with the same old name
Now I wake with patience in my bones
Small wins feel huge when you’re walking home
I feed my mind with a better seed
And the love I was missing starts growing in me
Pre-Chorus
I was tired of the chains
Tired of the blame
Tired of the old me
Calling my name
So I opened my hands
Let the wreckage fall
If I’m gonna rise
I gotta give it all
Chorus
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Step by step, I’m choosing the light
Clean hands, clear heart, I’m still here tonight
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Peace in my chest
Love in my breath
I am not broken
I am not less
Step by step
I’m changing my life
Bridge
Look at me now, I made it through the fire
Not by being perfect, by learning desire
To live, to mend, to forgive my own name
To stop feeding the damage, stop feeding the pain
I found self-worth where the silence lived
Found gratitude in what I can give
Found new beginnings in a simple choice
To keep showing up with a steadier voice
Final Chorus
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Step by step, I’m choosing the light
Clean hands, clear heart, I’m still here tonight
Step by step, I’m changing my life
Peace in my chest
Love in my breath
I am not broken
I am not less
Step by step
I’m changing my life
Worthy of life
Worthy of love
Worthy of peace
That’s what I’m made of
Step by step
I’m changing my life