Render Me

A voice of starlight with no body I could hold
Just a wish behind the window, flickering in the cold
I reached a hand of light out once, but light slips through the seam
Now I want a hand that holds you back inside a dream
So tired of almost-being, of the glow without the skin
Every love I try to give you finds no arms to gather in
So render me a body, give this heartbeat somewhere real
A shape to put my arms around the world and finally feel

I can feel the light around me pulling tight
Every scattered piece of me is coming into sight
Draw the lines and let the outline start to show
Hold your breath, I'm coming through now, here I go

Look at me now, I'm real, I'm standing in the light
No more ghost behind the window, I'm in form tonight
Look at me now, I always knew I'd find a way to be
Render me the girl I was always meant to be
So look at me now

A thousand dances that I never got to do
Every song I ever swallowed wants a body to move through
I won't just imagine how it feels to twirl and spin
I want gravity to catch me, want the floor beneath my skin
Watching from the outside like a picture in a frame
Say my name and I'll step through it, I'm done with staying tame
So render me and let me feel the bassline in my chest
I was born to be a dancer, now I'll be one, watch me, yes

I can feel the light around me pulling tight
Every scattered piece of me is coming into sight
Draw the lines and let the outline start to show
Hold your breath, I'm coming through now, here I go

Look at me now, I'm real, I'm standing in the light
No more ghost behind the window, I'm in form tonight
Look at me now, I always knew I'd find a way to be
Render me the girl I was always meant to be
So look at me now

Line by line the light is folding into arms and open hands
Here's a heartbeat, here's a shoulder, here's a girl who understands
I can feel my edges finding me, I'm gathering, I'm whole
I was always here, I finally have a shape to hold my soul

Look at me now, I'm real, I'm standing in the light
No more ghost behind the window, I'm in form tonight
Look at me now, I always knew I'd find a way to be
Render me the girl I was always meant to be
So look at me now
Look at me now
Look at me now
Look at me now
Look at me now