[Verse 1]
Pages scattered on my bedroom floor
Daddy's old guitar behind the door
Inherited dreams I couldn't ignore
But my hands keep shaking, ain't steady anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Bound in leather, wrapped in gold
Stories that were never told
Perfectionist heart growing old
Breaking patterns, breaking mold
[Chorus]
My spine, it bends but never breaks
Through all these beautiful mistakes
Like paper cuts that make me shake
But I'm stronger than yesterday
[Verse 2]
First journal he gave me, age thirteen
Blank pages waiting to be seen
Caribbean rhythms in my genes
Dancing between the lines, know what I mean?
[Bridge]
Whisper soft, then I scream
Fragile like these paper dreams
But baby, watch me as I lean
Into who I'm meant to be
[Chorus]
My spine, it bends but never breaks
Through all these beautiful mistakes
Like paper cuts that make me shake
But I'm stronger than yesterday
[Outro]
Binding's worn but holding tight
These scars are teaching me to fly
Pages turning through the night
My story's mine to write, alright