[Spoken Intro]
"They say you have to love yourself before you can love someone else."
"I've heard that my whole life."
"But what if the only thing you've ever felt when you look in the mirror... is disappointment?"
"What if every mistake follows you?"
"What if every regret has your name on it?"
"Then tell me..."
"How am I supposed to learn what love is... when I can't even stand myself?"
[Verse 1]
I know every scar beneath my skin
Every promise broken, every place I've been
Every sleepless night I tried to outrun
Every battle lost, every thing I've done
I know all the reasons I should walk away
All the words I wish I never had to say
When I face the mirror, all I ever see
Is a list of failures staring back at me
[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me why they make it sound so easy
Like healing is a switch you turn on
'Cause I've been searching for the answer
And I've been searching for so long
[Chorus]
How can I ever learn to love someone
When I can't even love myself?
How can I offer someone my heart
When it's lying broken on the shelf?
They say love starts from somewhere deep within
But all I find is doubt when I look in
So tell me, how am I supposed to be enough
When I can't even stand myself?
[Verse 2]
I've watched good people try to pull me through
Offer me a hand when I had none to lose
But every time they got too close to me
I'd build another wall and call it honesty
'Cause if I let them see the things I hide
The mess beneath the mask, the war inside
Would they still stay, or would they finally see
The broken thing I always said I'd be?
[Pre-Chorus]
So tell me why they make it sound so simple
Like pain just disappears with time
'Cause every step I take toward someone
Feels like another step behind
[Chorus]
How can I ever learn to love someone
When I can't even love myself?
How can I offer someone my heart
When it's lying broken on the shelf?
They say love starts from somewhere deep within
But all I find is doubt when I look in
So tell me, how am I supposed to be enough
When I can't even stand myself?
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Maybe they're right
Maybe they're wrong
Maybe I've been fighting this battle too long
Maybe the voice in my head isn't telling the truth
Maybe there's still something worth saving beneath all the wounds
But right now
All I know
Is I'm tired of carrying this weight alone
[Extended Final Chorus]
How can I ever learn to love someone
When I can't even love myself?
How can I offer someone my heart
When it's lying broken on the shelf?
They say love starts from somewhere deep within
But all I find is doubt when I look in
So tell me, how am I supposed to be enough
When I can't even stand myself?
How can I learn to trust their eyes
When mine only see the worst in me?
How can I believe I'm worthy of love
When I'm the last one to agree?
If there's a light beneath this wreckage
If there's still a reason I should try
Then somebody show me how to find it
'Cause I've been lost my whole life
Tell me...
How can I ever learn to love someone...
When I can't even love myself?
[Spoken Outro]
"Maybe they're right."
"Maybe one day I'll learn how."
"Maybe one day I'll look in the mirror and see something worth loving."
"But today..."
"Today I'm still learning how to survive the person staring back at me."
"And maybe..."
"Maybe that's where it starts."