[Verse 1]
There's a fire in the marrow, a spark before the thought
A mind that moves like lightning through the lessons life has taught
You've carried more than people see behind that steady face
A tireless heart that holds the room while hiding its own ache
You've built your worth through every scar, through everything you've mended
And every storm you walked alone made you more than you intended

[PreChorus]
They see the strength, they miss the tide
All those oceans you've been keeping locked inside

[Chorus]
Cathy, you are made of more than you believe
A flame that burns through everything, too bright to be conceived
You've earned the ground beneath your feet, you've earned your place to stand
Cathy, you were written by a careful, loving hand

[Verse 2]
You love like something rooted deep in soil and ancient stone
A patient kind of tenderness that doesn't need a throne
You give before you're asked to give, you hold before they fall
But somewhere in the giving you forget you need it all
The world has learned to lean on you, and you have let it lean
But there's a whole unfolding life waiting to be seen

[PreChorus]
You don't have to earn the right to rest
You've already proven everything — you've already passed the test

[Chorus]
Cathy, you are made of more than you believe
A flame that burns through everything, too bright to be conceived
You've earned the ground beneath your feet, you've earned your place to stand
Cathy, you were written by a careful, loving hand

[Verse 3]
There's a door inside the stillness where the mystery begins
Where everything you've buried finds its way back through the skin
You've wrestled in the shadows with the questions no one asks
And forged a quiet wisdom that no armor ever masks
The universe has held your name since long before your birth
And everything you carry is exactly what you're worth

[PreChorus]
Stop running from the version of you that's already whole
There's a compass pointing homeward at the center of your soul

[Chorus]
Cathy, you are made of more than you believe
A flame that burns through everything, too bright to be conceived
You've earned the ground beneath your feet, you've earned your place to stand
Cathy, you were written by a careful, loving hand

[Bridge]
You don't need to be louder, you don't need to be less
The fire and the tenderness are both your finest dress
The stars don't make mistakes when they lay out the light
And everything that made you was already right

[Outro]
So rest in what you are, not what you've had to prove
The world is better, softer, truer just for having you