Heart Knows Its Place

[Verse 1]
I look at myself in the mirror
And I see more than just a face
People say words that hurt me
But my heart knows its place

[Pre-Chorus]
Even if the world can't understand
Even if their voices quietly sting
I can feel a different truth inside
Rising up
I hear it sing

[Chorus]
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
Through every bruise
Every flame
You can call me broken
Call me strange
But you can't touch what you can't change
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
And I won't hide away in shame
You can throw your shadows on my way
But my heart knows its place

[Verse 2]
I trace every line on my skin
Little maps of where I've been
I am not their stories of me
I am something deep
Unseen

[Pre-Chorus]
Even when their laughter fills the room
Even when I feel myself shrink
I remember what my chest still holds
Pulling me back from the brink

[Chorus]
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
Through every bruise
Every flame
You can call me broken
Call me strange
But you can't touch what you can't change
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
And I won't hide away in shame
You can throw your shadows on my way
But my heart knows its place

[Bridge]
One day I'll stand in that mirror
And see the courage in my eyes
Every hurt will turn to healing
Every tear will testify (oh)

[Chorus]
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
Through every bruise
Every flame
You can call me broken
Call me strange
But you can't touch what you can't change
My heart knows its place
Knows my name
And I won't hide away in shame
You can throw your shadows on my way
But my heart knows its place