Becoming

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The story

Becoming is about using struggle as the thing that grows you: you go through it, you learn, you get wiser, and you become. The time is now.

Written, performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Nick Barrett

Released 14 August 2026, Solba Records

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Full lyrics

Empty rooms and borrowed couches
Playing until the sun comes up
Had so many doubts way back then
Still I never gave it up
Present moment and here I am
Still I'm pushing, doing all that I can
Still got fears, still got bad days
I didn't know that grace had my back, yeah

Used to write it from my head, now I write it from my heart
And every let down that I went through
Gave me a fresh start

I'm becoming
I'm becoming
Every struggle made me whole
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm fighting my way
To becoming

I keep on fighting
With these same four walls
But I also listen out for when the big guy calls
Still get scared, still get restless
But I still remember the place
Where I used to show my face

Used to write it from my head, now I write it from my heart
And every let down that I went through
Gave me a fresh start

I'm becoming
Every struggle made me whole
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm fighting my way
To becoming

Every struggle led me home

I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm becoming
I'm fighting my way, yeah

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