The Name You Chose

The name they wrote when you were born
Never sat quite right on your skin
Like a house that was never home
That you spent your whole life in
You'd answer to it and turn your head
Somethin' inside you still withdrew
Like every time they were callin'
Someone who was never you

Then one day you tried the true one on
And oh — the way it finally clicked

So say it out loud and sing it out proud
Shout it out shout it out over the crowd
You were never lost, you just weren't found
Until you grew roots in some solid ground
Not somebody new just somebody true
The one inside before you even knew
Welcome home, welcome home
To the name you chose

The first time someone said it right
Said it like it was always true
The knot in your chest came undone
Like the first full breath you drew
Now you answer to it and light up
Somethin' inside comes shinin' through
Like every time they're callin' now
Someone who's finally you

So don't you hold it in no more
'Cause it's burstin' to get out

So say it out loud and sing it out proud
Shout it out shout it out over the crowd
You were never lost, you just weren't found
Until you grew roots in some solid ground
Not somebody new just somebody true
The one inside before you even knew
Welcome home, welcome home
To the name you chose

And that old name they gave to you
You can lay it down to rest
It did its time, but it's over now
And the one you chose fits you best
The one you chose fits you best

So say it out loud and sing it out proud
Shout it out shout it out over the crowd
You were never lost, you just weren't found
Until you grew roots in some solid ground
Not somebody new just somebody true
The one inside before you even knew
Welcome home, welcome home
To the name you chose

Say your name, say your name
Welcome home
To the name you chose