Watch Me Shine

Mmm…

Everybody’s got something to say…

That’s cute.

Anyway…

I heard my name dancing through the conversation

Everybody’s writing their own little narration

Looking at my life through a cracked-up screen

But you don’t know the woman underneath the dream

I changed my hair, now they’re changing the story

I found myself, now they’re searching for the old me

Funny how they love when you’re standing still

But they talk when you’re climbing up the hill

I don’t need permission

Don’t need your opinion

I finally found the rhythm of my own heartbeat

If I’m too much, turn it down

I’ll still be making sound

I wasn’t made to fit inside your fantasy

So watch me shine

I’m stepping into my light

Dancing like nobody owns my time

Feeling brand new tonight

Watch me shine

I’m glowing out of your sight

Love me, hate me, either way it’s fine

I’m still gonna live my life

Ah-ah, ah-ah

I’m still gonna live my life

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Baby, watch me shine

Mirror, mirror, tell me something different

Show me all the ways that I’ve been winning

Used to let the whispers get under my skin

Now I turn the noise into oxygen

They say “who does she think she is?”

I say “someone who knows she exists”

No more shrinking just to make you comfortable

I’m unforgettable

I don’t chase approval

I just keep it moving

Found a little heaven in my confidence

If you don’t understand it

That’s not my disadvantage

I’m not here to make my freedom make sense

So watch me shine

I’m stepping into my light

Dancing like nobody owns my time

Feeling brand new tonight

Watch me shine

I’m glowing out of your sight

Love me, hate me, either way it’s fine

I’m still gonna live my life

(Shine, shine, shine)

Oh, you’re still watching?

(Shine, shine, shine)

Thought so.

I wasted too many nights

Trying to rewrite my design

But every scar and every mistake

Made this diamond mine

So say what you wanna say

I’ll love myself anyway

The best revenge is happiness

And I’m celebrating mine

Watch me shine

I’m stepping into my light

Dancing like nobody owns my time

I was born for tonight

Watch me shine

You can’t cover my sky

I’m not asking anymore if it’s alright

I’m just gonna live my life

And if you don’t like it…

You don’t have to watch.

Mwah.