[Verse 1]
Used to hide under blankets
Phone face down till noon
Told my friends I was “busy”
Really sinking in my room
Every mirror was a battle
Every thought
A quiet war
I was tired of my breathing
Didn’t wanna feel no more
[Pre-Chorus]
Then one small breath
Turned into two
Tiny spark
Inside the bruise
If I can stand
I’m gonna move
If I am here
I’m gonna choose
[Chorus]
I light up like me
Not who they say I should be
I’ve been down in the dark so long
Now I’m setting myself free
I light up like me
Every scar
Every broken piece
If this is all that I ever am
Then this is all I’ll need (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Doctor’s notes in my backpack
Pills rattling like rain
Mama cried in the kitchen
Thought she’d somehow built my pain
But I’m learning how to own it
Every color
Every shade
I am not just what hurts me
I am more than my bad days
[Pre-Chorus]
Some nights hit
And I still shake
Old ghosts dance
In my airway
But I hold on
Till skies turn blue
I’m still here
That’s something new
[Chorus]
I light up like me
Not who they say I should be
I’ve been down in the dark so long
Now I’m setting myself free
I light up like me
Every scar
Every broken piece
If this is all that I ever am
Then this is all I’ll need
[Bridge]
Hands up if you’ve felt too much (hey!)
Hands up if you’ve felt not enough
We’re the ones who made it through
Every breath a “me” and “you”
Hands up if you’re still alive
Heart offbeat but it still tries
Sing it loud
Let the world see
I’m finally learning to like me (oh)
[Chorus]
I light up like me
Not who they say I should be
I’ve been down in the dark so long
Now I’m setting myself free
I light up like me
Every scar
Every broken piece
I’m not broken
I’m just real
And that is all I’ll need (yeah)
[Chorus]
I light up like me
I light up like me
I was lost in the dark so long
Now I’m finally all I need