[Verse 1] Can I call myself a good one When I count the things I’ve done? Every hand I held up gently Every time I turned and ran [Pre-Chorus] I keep both sides before me No clean page, no easy sum If I name the harm I caused Is that where the change begins? [Chorus] Tell me, can I still be good With the bad I know I’ve done? I won’t hide behind the better I won’t say the worst is all I am Can I face the whole of me And choose what I become? [Verse 2] There’s the promise I remembered There’s the call I let go by There’s the truth I said too late There’s the time I chose to try [Pre-Chorus] I can’t undo the damage I can own the weight it brings Maybe goodness isn’t spotless Maybe it’s the next right thing [Chorus] Tell me, can I still be good With the bad I know I’ve done? I won’t hide behind the better I won’t say the worst is all I am Can I face the whole of me And choose what I become? [Bridge] No verdict from a mirror No pardon from a page I have to meet the people I have hurt along the way And listen when they answer And do more than feel ashamed [Final Chorus] I can try to be more honest With the bad I know I’ve done Keep the good from turning into cover Let repair be where I start I can face the whole of me And choose what I become [Outro] One choice, then another I am more than what I’ve done
