The Love I Was Looking For Was Me

I woke up with the sun on my face
Soft light like a warm embrace
Used to chase hearts just to feel complete
But now I dance to the rhythm of my heartbeat

No mirror could tell me who I was
Until I saw myself through softer eyes
Every crack was a map not a flaw
I'm not broken-I'm the sky after the storm

And all the nights I cried thinking I was lost
Turns out I was never gone
I just forgot
That love's not always loud or in someone else's arms
Sometimes it's quiet... but it's strong

The love I was looking for... was me
Shining in the dark wild and free
Didn't need a rescue didn't need a sign
Just a little faith and time
The love I was chasing was inside
Not a fairytale or some perfect line
I gave my soul what it needed to breathe
And found the love I was looking for... was me

Was me... oh oh was me
Dancing in my own energy
Was me... finally
I became who I needed to be

I've made peace with all my yesterdays
Wore my pain like glitter on a stage
They said "love yourself" like it's so easy
But healing isn't pretty-it's brave and messy

And now I celebrate every scar
They tell the story of how I got this far
I don't need perfect I just need real
And now I feel what I used to only dream

And every time I fell I built a world
From every tear I let unfurl
This love it took a while to bloom
But now my heart fills up the room

The love I was looking for... was me
Shining in the dark wild and free
Didn't need a rescue didn't need a sign
Just a little faith and time
The love I was chasing was inside
Not a fairytale or some perfect line
I gave my soul what it needed to breathe
And found the love I was looking for... was me

I am the light / I am the fire
I am the dream / I once admired
Every heartbeat / now a song
Took my power back all along

The love I was looking for... was me
Every piece I lost returned to me
Not a mirror not a name
I'm the spark I'm the flame
I was the answer I couldn't see
Now I rise in full clarity
Gave my soul what it needed to breathe
And found the love I was looking for... was me

Was me... was me
Just who I'm meant to be