[Verse 1]
I keep a photograph of who I was
Tucked underneath the person I've become
Smile for the camera, play along
Nobody notices when something's wrong
I've got a mouth full of apologies
A head full of enemies that look like me
Every mirror wants another fight
So I leave every single light on at night
[Pre-Chorus]
Go ahead, tell me I'm dramatic
I've made an art of automatic panic
Pull the pin, count to three
Everybody loves the wreck but me
[Chorus]
I'm a beautiful disaster
Running faster, falling backwards
Put my name across the headlines
Just don't ask me if I'm alright
I'm a heartbeat with a death wish
A cheap shot with an expensive exit
If you're waiting for the happy ever after
Welcome to my beautiful disaster
[Verse 2 / Rap]
Okay,
I built a reputation out of bad decisions
Turned every open door into another prison
Got everybody talking like they know the symptoms
But nobody was there when I was living with 'em
Click, click, another picture for the feed
Everybody gets the version that they wanna see
I'm laughing while the ceiling's coming down on me
Call it confidence, I call it camouflage for free
I've been
Too loud, too proud, too far gone
Singing every wrong note to the right song
You want the truth? Better hold on
I've been fighting myself for so damn long
[Pre-Chorus]
Go ahead, tell me I'm dramatic
My whole life's beautifully problematic
Pull the pin, count to three
Everybody loves the wreck but me
[Chorus]
I'm a beautiful disaster
Running faster, falling backwards
Put my name across the headlines
Just don't ask me if I'm alright
I'm a heartbeat with a death wish
A cheap shot with an expensive exit
If you're waiting for the happy ever after
Welcome to my beautiful disaster
[Bridge]
I'M STILL HERE!
Underneath the noise!
Under every scar
There's still a voice!
You tried to bury me alive
But forgot that broken things survive
I don't need saving
I need something real
Something that hurts enough
To prove I still feel!
[Breakdown / Rap]
So tear down the walls
Let the whole thing collapse
I spent half my life
Trying not to look back
Every mistake
Every knife in my back
Every bridge that I burned
Put a light on the path
And maybe I'm damaged
Maybe that's true
But I'd rather be shattered
Than somebody like you
I won't disappear
I won't play dead
You can knock me down
But you can't live inside my head
[Final Chorus]
I'm a beautiful disaster
Getting louder, getting faster
Put my scars across the headlines
Now I'll tell you: I'm alive
I'm a heartbeat under pressure
A lost cause pulling itself together
I stopped waiting for the happy ever after
I survived my beautiful disaster
[Outro]
I keep a photograph of who I was
But I don't recognize him anymore
Maybe that's not such a bad thing.