Peace Is a Choice I Make

I've walked through storms that had no name
Held my breath through winds of blame
I've smiled when silence filled the room
And danced inside my quiet gloom

People see the calm I wear
But don't know what I fight in there
Every scar I carry proud
Is proof I rise, not stay down

I don't wait for the world to be kind
I find the light that lives in my mind

Peace is a choice I make
Even when the world won't change
I lay my fears to rest
In the space I breathe, I find my strength
Even when the noise won't break
I anchor my soul and float through the ache
'Cause peace is a choice I make
And I make it every day

I've been the fire, I've been the rain
I've carried joy inside of pain
Held the hands that let me go
Still learned to love, still let it show

The world will spin and people fall
But I don't need to catch it all
I build a place within my chest
Where all my tired dreams can rest

No storm can steal what I've become
My silence roars louder than some

Peace is a choice I make
Even when the world won't change
I lay my fears to rest
In the space I breathe, I find my strength
When the chaos tries to take
I whisper to my soul, "You're safe"
'Cause peace is a choice I make
And I make it every day

I've cried without a sound
But found my power underground
My calm is not weakness, it's flame
Burning quiet in my name

Peace is a choice I make
When the world is cold and gray
I hold my heart like gold
And in the storm, I'll never sway
I won't wait for skies to clear
I plant my hope and bloom right here
'Cause peace is a choice I make
And I make it every day