Beyond the Face (v2)

[Verse 1]

I traced the lines the mirror drew

Tried on the names they gave to me

But every answer slipped right through

Like paper boats out on the sea

[Pre-Chorus]

Then quiet came, and I could hear

A steady voice beneath the noise

It said the truest thing is here

Before the labels, before choice

[Chorus]

Beyond the face, beyond the mind

There’s a deeper truth I’m learning how to find

Not something borrowed, not something I defend

A root that holds me, a light that won’t pretend

I’m more than what the world can see

There’s room inside to just be me

[Verse 2]

I used to chase a perfect shape

And fit my edges to the frame

Now I can let the old rules fade

And meet myself without a name

[Pre-Chorus]

The ground is steady underfoot

My breath returns me to the now

I don’t have to prove my worth

I’m finding out what’s true somehow

[Chorus]

Beyond the face, beyond the mind

There’s a deeper truth I’m learning how to find

Not something borrowed, not something I defend

A root that holds me, a light that won’t pretend

I’m more than what the world can see

There’s room inside to just be me

[Bridge]

If every picture falls away

If every old reflection bends

I’ll still be here at break of day

A whole beginning, not an end

[Final Chorus]

Beyond the face, beyond the mind

There’s a deeper truth I’m learning how to find

Not something borrowed, not something I defend

A root that holds me, a light that won’t pretend

I’m more than what the world can see

There’s room inside to just be me

There’s room inside to just be me

[Outro]

Beyond the face, I’m still becoming

Beyond the mind, the truth is coming home