Step By Step (Inward Bound)

Step By Step Title: “Step By Step (Inward Bound)” (Intro) Yeah… not everything I carried was mine to keep some of it was just never spoken (Verse 1) Emotions all inward bound, I used to lock ’em deep Step one was admitting I was way in too deep Powerless over patterns that were running underneath Living on survival, just escaping what I’d feel beneath Resentments in the silence, I would turn them into shame Anger flipped inward, now I’m the one I blame Character defects started running like a flame And I called it “normal” but it was never just the same Step two said there’s something bigger than my mind Something steady when I’m losing track of time Step three let me pause and try to realign Not controlling everything, just surrendering the climb (Hook) Inward bound, I used to hold it all Feel it building up every time I fall But recovery taught me I can break that wall If I let it out, I don’t have to take it all Inward bound, I don’t live there now Still feel the pressure but I know how To name what I’m feeling instead of shutting down Emotions in motion, I’m learning how (Verse 2) Unregulated feelings used to run the whole show If I got uncomfortable, I would just go cold Isolation felt safer than letting it unfold But pain unspoken always turns into control Magician in the shadows, warrior in a fight Lover turned inward, couldn’t see the light Every archetype was twisted when I held it tight Till I learned that balance is what makes it right Now I check my inventory, step ten in my head Not reacting off impulse, I reflect instead If I hurt somebody, I repair what was said Instead of letting guilt just spiral and spread Step eleven, I’m quiet, trying to hear something true Not the noise in my head telling me what to do And step twelve is the reason I’m speaking to you Turning all that pain into something I can use (Hook) Inward bound, I used to hold it all Feel it building up every time I fall But recovery taught me I can break that wall If I let it out, I don’t have to take it all Inward bound, I don’t live there now Still feel the pressure but I know how To name what I’m feeling instead of shutting down Emotions in motion, I’m learning how (Outro) Yeah… I used to drown in what I wouldn’t say now I let it move through me, one day at a time