Never again

Verse 1

When I looked into the mirror

Every flaw was growing loud

Every hope just felt so distant

Every day a heavy cloud

I couldn’t catch a smile

Even when it tried to stay

Life felt like a struggle

Dragging me along each day

Pre-Chorus

I chased who I thought I should be

Believing doubt was true

Hiding from the real me

Not knowing what to do

Chorus

And now

I’ve stopped the chasing

I’ve stopped the misbelieving in me

All I needed was to see myself

And I’m finally breathing again

I missed that smile, and it’s not pretend

I see myself as a friend

I love myself a little more each day

And now that’s how I begin again

To see myself as a friend

Verse 2

Every fear that haunted me

Every shadow in my mind

They no longer define me

I’ve left the old doubts behind

The world still spins around me

But I’m grounded where I stand

I’ve found the strength inside me

To finally be my own friend

Pre-Chorus

I chased who I thought I should be

Believing doubt was true

Hiding from the real me

Not knowing what to do

Chorus

And now

I’ve stopped the chasing

I’ve stopped the misbelieving in me

All I needed was to see myself

And I’m finally breathing again

I missed that smile, and it’s not pretend

I see myself as a friend

I love myself a little more each day

And now that’s how I begin again

To see myself as a friend

Short Bridge

I’m here, I’m not leaving

Not today, not now, not ever

Growing stronger in my own skin

Learning to love myself better

Final Chorus

I’ve stopped the chasing

I’ve stopped the misbelieving

In myself

I needed just to see myself

And now I'm finally breathing

It’s not a pretend

I’ve missed my smile

To have me as a friend

Never letting myself down

Again…

Never again.