Decide To Be Yourself

[Verse 1]
You tug at the seams
Of a borrowed skin
Chasing every mirror
Like it owes you something
Name on your collar
But it’s not your own
Smiling for the picture
Still you feel alone
[Chorus]
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself
When you quit that quiet war with everybody else
When you talk like you
Walk like you
Laugh like nobody else
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself
[Verse 2]
You hide your freckles
Under heavy paint
Edit every angle
Till it looks okay
But the joke in your voice
And the scar on your chin
Those crooked little stories
That’s where you begin
[Chorus]
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself
When you quit that quiet war with everybody else
When you talk like you
Walk like you
Laugh like nobody else
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself
[Bridge]
What if you’re not broken
Just a different kind of right
What if every odd piece
Is falling into sight
Let the mask fall slowly (oh)
Let your own name ring
Hear your heartbeat answer
That’s a holy thing
[Chorus]
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself
When you stop apologizing for something you can’t help
When you talk like you
Walk like you
Love like nobody else
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself

Warm acoustic pop with male vocals, gentle fingerpicked guitar and soft brushed drums. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, with subtle piano chords; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a light bass pulse. Energy arcs from reflective to quietly triumphant, ending on a tender, lingering vocal tag.