[Verse 1]
I used to be a friend to some of you
A girlfriend too, though I wasn’t very good
I thought I knew the things that I should do
But lately I’m not sure I ever could
I’ve been someone you could laugh beside
Someone learning how to stay
But now there are so many eyes on me
And I don’t know what they want me to say
[Chorus]
Who should I be now?
The girl you came to see?
The voice you sing along with?
The version you believe?
Who should I be now?
When everybody knows my name
Do I stay exactly who I am
Or learn to play the game?
[Verse 2]
I know what I am to the ones I love
Or at least I think I’m learning still
But how can I be something to a crowd
When none of you can know me like they will?
Some of you just came to hear a song
Some might stay and some will go
And maybe that’s the part I have to learn
Being seen does not mean being known
[Chorus]
Who should I be now?
The girl you came to see?
The voice you sing along with?
The version you believe?
Who should I be now?
When everybody knows my name
Do I stay exactly who I am
Or learn to play the game?
[Bridge]
I don’t want to be a perfect face
I don’t want to fake a brighter smile
But if I change a little on the way
Does that mean I’ve lost myself somehow?
Maybe everybody feels this doubt
Maybe no one really figures it out
Maybe all I get to do
Is keep becoming something true
[Final Chorus]
Who should I be now?
I still don’t have the words
I only know I’m standing here
And hoping to be heard
Who should I be now?
Maybe I don’t have to choose
Between the girl I’ve always been
And what I’m growing into
Who should I be now?
I guess I’ll find out somehow
But if you stay
And watch me change
I hope you’ll still see me
Somehow