23 going 24

[Verse 1]
I made a list of all my dreams,
But time slipped right between my seams.
Empty boxes, worn out pages,
Lessons learned through quiet stages.

I held on tight to fading faces,
Lost myself in empty spaces.
Broken roads and soft goodbyes,
Whispers caught beneath the sky.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m still searching for the reason,
In the silence of this season.
Holding on but letting go,
Trying to learn what I don’t know.
Falling slow and standing tall,
Caught between the rise and fall.

[Chorus]
I’m caught inside the quiet,
Where the noise can’t touch my core.
The mirror shows a stranger’s eyes,
One I’ve never seen before.

I’m learning how to hold the silence,
Finding strength inside the storm.
Not the flame I had at twenty-three,
Just me, 23 going 24.

[Verse 2]
I speak too fast when I’m afraid,
Smile too wide to hide the shade.
Learning how to say goodbye,
And let the tears fall without a fight.

I miss the past but I won’t chase,
There’s beauty in this slower pace.
Falling soft but standing tall,
Finding strength within the fall.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m still searching for the reason,
In the silence of this season.
Holding on but letting go,
Trying to learn what I don’t know.
Falling slow and standing tall,
Caught between the rise and fall.

[Chorus]
I’m caught inside the quiet,
Where the noise can’t touch my core.
The mirror shows a stranger’s eyes,
One I’ve never seen before.

I’m learning how to hold the silence,
Finding strength inside the storm.
Not the flame I had at twenty-three,
Just me, 23 going 24.

[Bridge]
Maybe growing isn’t perfect,
It’s the cracks that make the light.
Not the answers we expected,
But the courage to rewrite.

[Final Chorus]
I’m caught inside the quiet,
And I’m learning to breathe more.
The mirror shows a stronger soul,
One I’m finally ready for.

I’m learning how to hold the silence,
Finding strength inside the storm.
Not the flame I had at twenty-three,
Just me, 23 going 24.