The Recipe for Me

[Intro]
[Verse]
The flour dust is on my sleeve
It’s almost time for me to leave
The recipe box is worn and grey
I’m selling every dream today
Her copper bowls are stacked so high
Beneath a quiet, lonely sky
I trace the ink of every word
A melody that’s gone unheard
[Pre-Chorus]
The oven's cooling down at last
I’m breaking from a golden past
My heart is beating like a drum
For the woman I’ve become
[Chorus]
I’m trading the yeast for the light
I’m taking the stage tonight
No more sugar and spice
I’ve paid the heavy price
To finally be free
This is the recipe for me
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the recipe for me
[Verse]
The stage-door light is burning red
Beyond the life that mother led
I trace her name upon the wood
I did the very best I could
But there's a hunger in my soul
That bread alone could not make whole
I’m putting down the rolling pin
To let the real performance in
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m shaking as I turn the key
To set the spirit inside free
The brass is calling out my name
I’ll never ever be the same
[Chorus]
I’m trading the yeast for the light
I’m taking the stage tonight
No more sugar and spice
I’ve paid the heavy price
To finally be free
This is the recipe for me
[Solo]
[Bridge]
The flour’s gone, the stage is set
I’ve got no room for one regret
The strings are swelling in the air
I’m casting off this heavy care
I’m not the baker, I’m the song
This is where I truly belong
Watch me rise, watch me fly
Underneath a neon sky
[Chorus]
I’m trading the yeast for the light
I’m taking the stage tonight
No more sugar and spice
I’ve paid the heavy price
To finally be free
This is the recipe for me
[Post-Chorus]
The recipe for me
I’m finally free
The recipe for me
[Outro]