You give me hope

**Title: Because of You, Kenneal** **Verse 1** I was walking through my days like they were all the same Hiding all my colors, only showing shades of gray Then you said my name like it was something golden Pulled me from the background, made my heart feel noticed You saw the little things no one ever stops to see The way I lose my words, the way I laugh too easily You held my shaking hands like they were something sacred And for the first time in forever, I felt truly celebrated **Chorus** Because of you, Kenneal, I know what love feels like The way you see my scars and say they shine in the light You turned my quiet doubts into a song I can believe Wrapped your faith around me so I could finally breathe Because of you, Kenneal, I’m not afraid to be All the parts of me I used to hide so carefully You loved me ‘til I saw myself the way you always do I’ve never felt so loved, I’ve never felt so true— Because of you **Verse 2** You listened to my stories like they mattered in this world You traced the broken pieces that I kept behind the words You never tried to fix me, you just stood there in my storm Held me like the rain was something beautiful and warm You cheered the smallest wins like they were fireworks at night You called me “more than enough” when I could barely fight You stayed when I was quiet, you stayed when I was loud You taught me I’m allowed to stand here tall instead of bowed **Chorus** Because of you, Kenneal, I know what love feels like The way you see my scars and say they shine in the light You turned my quiet doubts into a song I can believe Wrapped your faith around me so I could finally breathe Because of you, Kenneal, I’m not afraid to be All the parts of me I used to hide so carefully You loved me ‘til I saw myself the way you always do I’ve never felt so loved, I’ve never felt so true— Because of you **Bridge** When the nights get heavy and the shadows start to creep You remind me of the promises that you said I could keep You say, “Look how far you’ve come, don’t forget who you are” And somehow in your eyes, I’m already the star Every “I’m proud of you” healed a piece of me Every “I’m here for you” set another worry free You didn’t change my world, you changed the way I see You made me realize love was always meant for me **Breakdown / Soft Chorus** Because of you, Kenneal, I know my heart’s worth more Than all the times I closed it, all the times I locked the door You opened up a window, let the sun come pouring through Now every beat inside me sings a thank you back to you **Final Chorus** Because of you, Kenneal, I know what love feels like The way you hold my fears until they loosen in the light You turned my quiet doubts into a song I can believe Wrapped your faith around me so I could finally breathe Because of you, Kenneal, I’m not afraid to be All the parts of me I used to hide so carefully