[Verse 1 — intimate, steady, grounded] You can trace every reaction Name the patterns as they form You can map the way I answer Every shift before the storm
You can study every version You can follow every thread
But I am not the sum of everything
You think you’ve read
[Pre-Chorus — quiet, anchored] You see clearly That much is true
But seeing something
Does not give it ownership of you
[Chorus — calm, grounded, immovable] I am known by heart Not by every fragment you can see Not by every version You’ve tried to take from me
You can name the shape I’m shifting You can watch the way I start
But I am more than what you measure
I am known by heart
Known by heart Known by heart
[Verse 2 — stronger, steady defiance without aggression] You can watch the way it fractures Watch identity divide Watch the moment something slips
When doubt replaces what was inside
But there is something underneath it That you cannot reorganize
Something deeper than reflection
That does not rely on eyes
[Pre-Chorus] You collapse What you can hold
But not everything that matters
Can be controlled
[Chorus] I am known by heart Not by what you think you see Not by every version You collect inside of me
You can blur the lines around me You can pull the world apart
But I still remain
What you can’t take from the heart
Known by heart Known by heart
[Bridge — “infantry” stronger now, identity reinforcement] (Voices layered — not soft now, stronger, unified)
You are still you You are still you
(Elara) Even now
(Voices) Even now
You are still you
[Build — tightening, identity locking in]
[Final Chorus — grounded power, not explosive] I am known by heart Even when the image breaks Even when the mirror shifts Even when the pattern shakes
You can take what can be seen You can pull the world apart
But you will never rewrite
What is held inside the heart
Known by heart Known by heart
[Outro — quiet, steady, final] You see me
…
but you don’t own me