Now They See Me

Hood up

Walking those halls slow

Laughter in my back like arrows

Buffalo

Neanderthal

Zombie

Every ugly name

Yeah

They wore on me

Kept my eyes on the floor

Till I learned I was worth more

All those cracks in my heart

Turned into a work of art

Now I’m on the stage and now they see me

All of those words fall down beneath me

I was hiding in the dark

Now I’m beaming

Look at me now

I’m the one they’re streaming

Now I’m on the stage and now they see me

Echoes of the past can’t ever reach me

I believed every scar

Now I’m healing

Look at me now

I’m the one they’re screaming

Mirror used to be an enemy

Lights off

Didn’t wanna see me

Practiced every smile in the shadows

Faking every laugh

Staying shallow

But the beat in my chest got louder

Every “too much” made me prouder

Turned my tears into glitter on my face

Walked my fear right up to this place

Kicked the shame off my spine

Laced my boots

Drew the line

Every name that they threw

I rewrote it into truth

This is for the girl in the bathroom stall

Tracing all the insults on the dirty wall

You’re not what they said

You’re a crown on your head

Let the spotlight catch your eyes

You’re a storm

You’re a sunrise