Ray Cooper

Lyrics

"Still Here"

[Intro]
Some mornings feel the same as all the rest
Coffee going cold, unmade bed
Then I catch myself not flinching at the light
And I don't know when that changed, but it's alright

[Verse 1]
Used to say I'm sorry just for breathing in the room
Used to shrink myself to fit in someone else's mood
Now I say what's true and let the silence sit
Didn't plan this moment, just arrived at it

[Verse 2]
There's a version of me that learned to run on empty
Called it strength when it was really just surviving
Now I rest without the guilt trailing behind me
Turns out steady feels different than deciding

[Chorus]
I don't abandon myself the way I used to
I don't tolerate what used to feel like home
I'm taking up the space I always talked myself out of
Learning safety isn't something I gotta earn alone
I'm still here — not fearless, just still here

[Verse 3]
It wanted me small, wanted me silent
Counting every scrap like it was a feast
Told me pain was proof, told me I should buy it
But I stopped keeping score, I stopped counting up the least

[Verse 4]
I'm not here to bleed for what I'm worth
I'm here to feel the weight of my own two feet on earth
To laugh too loud, to leave when I need to leave
To believe I'm allowed before I ask permission to believe

[Chorus]
I don't abandon myself the way I used to
I don't tolerate what used to feel like home
I'm taking up the space I always talked myself out of
Learning safety isn't something I gotta earn alone
I'm still here — not fearless, just still here

[Bridge]
It's not the big dramatic kind of brave
It's staying when I want to run away
Choosing, and then choosing it again
Coming back to who I was before the world stepped in
Not perfect — just returning
That's the only war I'm winning

[Outro]
Some mornings feel the same as all the rest
Then I notice I'm still standing, still unclenched
Didn't see it coming, didn't have to try
I just woke up a little more myself — still here, still mine