Turn the Volume Up!

Walk in like I own the moment

But I used to shrink in place

Kept my hands inside my pockets

Trying not to take up space

Everybody’s talking fast now

Like a song I couldn’t sing

I just smiled like I got it

But I never knew a thing

I used to think I was background

Like I came in low and slow

But I feel the beat is changing

And I’m starting to let go

So I turn the volume up, up, up

Like a song I couldn’t shut, shut, shut

No more fading in the static, no

Watch me light it like I’m ready to go

I turn the volume up, up, up

Feel my heartbeat in the club, club, club

If they never really saw me before

I’m impossible to ignore

Now I’m laughing just a little louder

Than I ever did back then

Used to think I was an extra

Now I know I’m in the end

Every glance feels less like judgment

Every step feels more like mine

I’m not trying to be perfect

Just alive at the same time

Maybe everyone was nervous

Maybe I just couldn’t see

But I’m done standing in the shadows

Now the spotlight’s finding me

So I turn the volume up, up, up

Like a song I couldn’t shut, shut, shut

No more fading in the static, no

Watch me light it like I’m ready to go

I turn the volume up, up, up

Feel my heartbeat in the club, club, club

If they never really saw me before

I’m impossible to ignore

I used to talk in quiet corners

Like my voice would break the room

Like every word might disappear

Before it even reached the tune

But now I let it echo longer

Let it bounce off every wall

If I was never part of the chorus

I’m the one who starts it all

And maybe I was never missing

Maybe I was just unsure

But the moment that I found it

I don’t hide in silence anymore

So I turn the volume up, up, up

Like the night is never done, done, done

No more fading into nothing, no

Watch me glow under the strobe

I turn the volume up, up, up

Feel the rush like it’s enough, enough

If they never really saw me before

I’m impossible to ignore

“Okay… wait a second…”

“I used to think I was invisible… like, literally.”

“But turns out…” laughs lightly

“I was just on mute.”

“So if you’re wondering where I went…”

“I’m right here.”

“And I turned the volume all the way… UP.”

So we turn the volume up, up, up

Like the night is never done, done, done

No more fading into nothing, no

Watch us glow under the strobe

We turn the volume up, up, up

Every heartbeat in the club, club, club

If they never really saw us before

We’re impossible to ignore