[Intro] The morning sun breaks through the heavy shade Watching the outlines and the shadows fade I take a breath of fresh and open air And realize I don't need to be everywhere [Verse 1] I spent so long trying to hold the frame Obsessed with how the world would spell my name Rehearsing every line before I spoke Turning my quiet life into a joke I carried forty versions of my face And tried to fit them in a public space Measuring my value by the glow Of strangers watching from the front-row show Now I just turn the bright projection down And walk through the middle of this busy town I don't need a lens to prove I'm here The view is finally crystal clear [Pre-Chorus] I let the fever and the noise go cold I don't need a story that is being sold I let the curtain fall without a sound I'm stepping onto holy, steady ground [Chorus] When the flash goes out and the lights turn down I'm still standing in this morning town You can keep the picture that you made of me I'm living in the space where I am free More than a reflection on a darkened glass Watching all the golden shadows pass An afterimage fading in the sky While I step out and learn to fly [Post-Chorus] Light in the room, sky turning blue I'm finally stepping into something new Light in the room, sky turning blue I'm finally stepping into something new [Verse 2] I can laugh at the theories that I built in vain Trying to decode every little pain Searching for a secret in a tarot card When living simply shouldn't be this hard I don't care if they misread my mind Or leave my old projections far behind I can be messy, I can be divine Without explaining every single line I don't need to control what people see The real thing is alive and breathing inside of me I give myself permission to exist Beyond the silver screen and morning mist [Chorus] When the flash goes out and the lights turn down I'm still standing in this morning town You can keep the picture that you made of me I'm living in the space where I am free More than a reflection on a darkened glass Watching all the golden shadows pass An afterimage fading in the sky While I step out and learn to fly [Bridge] It took a long journey through the deep dark night To realize I was searching for my own soft light I kept looking for my face in stranger's eyes Trying to find truth inside a hundred lies Now I lay down the burden and I let it go Ready for the world I used to never know [Final Chorus] When the flash goes out and the lights turn down I'm still standing in this morning town You can keep the picture that you made of me I'm living in the space where I am free More than a reflection on a darkened glass Watching all the golden shadows pass An afterimage fading in the sky While I step out and learn to fly [Outro] The outline fades into the open sun The searching is over, the new life begun I leave the afterimage in the dark behind Walking into everything I came to find
