[Verse 1]
I spent so long trying to be
The person I thought I should be
I changed my voice, I changed my ways
I hid myself for better days
I built a world inside my head
Where I could be someone instead
Someone stronger, someone cold
Someone I thought I'd have to hold
[Pre-Chorus]
But every time I tried to run
I lost the girl I was becoming
Maybe I don't need to choose
Which part of me I'm meant to lose
[Chorus]
I don't wanna hide anymore
I don't wanna be someone I'm not
I don't need to know where I'm going
I just need to give it a shot
Let me laugh, let me cry
Let me fall, let me fly
I don't have to fit the shape
That somebody else designed
I'm not broken, I'm not lost
I'm just learning who I am
And if the world doesn't understand
I'll still take my own hand
This is me!
And I'm finally letting me be.
[Verse 2]
There were days I disappeared
Inside the things I loved and feared
I found a place where I could breathe
But sometimes I forgot to leave
I thought escaping meant being free
But I was only hiding me
And now I know that dreams can stay
Without taking my life away
[Pre-Chorus]
It took some time to understand
I don't need another version of myself
I can be soft, I can be wild
I can be foolish like a child
I can be strong, I can be kind
I can change my heart, change my mind
I don't have to pick one side
I can let them live inside
[Chorus]
I don't wanna hide anymore
I don't wanna be someone I'm not
I don't need to know where I'm going
I just need to give it a shot
Let me laugh, let me cry
Let me fall, let me fly
I don't have to fit the shape
That somebody else designed
I'm not broken, I'm not lost
I'm just learning who I am
And if the world doesn't understand
I'll still take my own hand
This is me!
And I'm finally letting me be.
[Bridge]
Maybe I was never meant to choose
Between the girl I was and the one I knew
Maybe every piece was mine
Even the ones I left behind
The gentle heart
The restless soul
The darker side I couldn't control
The little girl
The woman I became
They're not enemies
They're all my name
So I won't run
And I won't hide
I'll take every part of me tonight
[Final Chorus]
I don't wanna hide anymore
I don't wanna live behind a wall
I spent too long trying to be perfect
Now I just wanna feel it all
Let me laugh, let me cry
Let me fall, let me fly
Let me make a thousand mistakes
And still look myself in the eyes
I'm not broken, I'm not lost
I don't need to understand it all
I can take my time becoming
I can rise every time I fall
This is me!
No more pretending I can't see.
This is me!
All the things I tried to leave.
And maybe for the first time
I don't need to be anyone else.
This is me!