Becoming Me in Neon

Used to dress in borrowed colors

Every shade a borrowed name

Smiling for the perfect picture

While I quietly erased my face

I would twist to fit the frame

Till my heart began to fray

But I feel something waking up

Like a spark in my blood

All the filters falling off

As I’m standing in the flood

I’m becoming me

Right now

Right here

Every scar

Every tear

Every wild

Sharp cheer

I’m done hiding in the crowd

I’m taking up the sky

I’m becoming me

Watch me multiply

I’m becoming me

I won’t apologize

I’m the one I’ve been trying to find

Friends who liked the quiet version

Soft and easy

Never loud

Said my dreams were kind of “too much”

Tried to shrink them to the ground

But my pulse was pounding proud

Couldn’t keep the thunder down

And it’s rushing through my veins

Like a storm breaking free

All the pieces I denied

Falling perfectly to me (oh yeah)

I’m becoming me

Right now

Right here

Every scar

Every tear

Every wild

Sharp cheer

I’m done hiding in the crowd

I’m taking up the sky

I’m becoming me

Watch me multiply

I’m becoming me

I won’t apologize

I’m the one I’ve been trying to find

If I’m too bright

Then you can close your eyes

I won’t shrink my light

Just to make you feel alright

I’ve been so small

Just to keep the peace

Now I’m standing tall

And I’m finally breathing deep (hey!)

I’m becoming me

Right now

Right here

Every scar

Every tear

Every wild

Sharp cheer

I’m done hiding in the crowd

I’m taking up the sky

I’m becoming me

Watch me multiply

I’m becoming me

I won’t apologize

I’m the one I’ve been trying to find