Watch Me

(Verse 1)

You say my footsteps fall too heavy,

My quiet voice is still too loud.

You rearrange the air around me

Till I can’t breathe when you’re around.

You trace my faults like constellations,

Name every star I couldn’t be—

But I’m tired of shrinking just to

Fit the outline you draw of me.

(Pre-Chorus)

Every move I make, you twist it,

Turn my silver into rust.

I give it everything I’ve got, but still it’s never right—

Too loud or far too quiet, I’m wrong in every light.

You keep on feeding poison, let it flood my veins with doubt.

(Chorus)

You say I do everything wrong,

But I’m done singing your broken song.

You keep trying to rewrite who I am—

But I won’t fit inside your hands.

You say I’m crooked, say I don’t belong,

But I’ve been right here all along.

If loving myself is a war you think I can’t win—

Watch me begin.

(Verse 2)

You paint me with your doubts and shadows,

Call it truth and call it care.

But love that leaves me feeling hollow

Isn’t love, it’s just despair.

I learned to second-guess my heartbeat,

Let my dreams collect their dust—

But I’m waking up and learning

How to trust my own self-trust.

(Pre-Chorus)

All the walls you built around me

Start to crack with every try.

’Cause the moment I stop bending

Is the moment I learn why—

(Chorus)

You say I do everything wrong,

But I’m done singing your broken song.

You keep trying to rewrite who I am—

But I won’t fit inside your hands.

You say I’m crooked, say I don’t belong,

But I’ve been right here all along.

If loving myself is a war you think I can’t win—

Watch me begin.

(Bridge)

Maybe you’re afraid of losing

The control you thought you had.

But I’m choosing something better—

I won’t let you call me bad.

I’m not perfect, but I’m breathing,

And that’s reason to be strong.

I’m not breaking—I’m believing

That I’ve been right, all along.

(Final Chorus)

You say I do everything wrong,

But this is my own, healing song.

You can try to silence everything I am,

But I’m louder than you planned.

You say I’m crooked, say I don’t belong—

But this heart beats fierce and strong.

If loving myself is a battle you think I can’t win—

Watch me begin.