[Verse 1] You caught me laughing too loud at the table I watched your eyes turn away I took that look home and pinned it beside me Like proof I should change what I say [Pre-Chorus] But your silence knows nothing Of the names I have worn It just finds the small places Where I already feel torn [Chorus] I won't apologize for being myself I won't fold my colors back up on the shelf If you see what I fear when you look in my eyes That's my doubt talking, dressed up in disguise I'll give my own heart the love I kept asking from you And let it be enough to be true [Verse 2] You called me too much when I spoke from the center Too quiet when I needed room I carried your measure around like a mirror And made every edge into proof [Pre-Chorus] Now I see what you're showing Isn't all that I am It's the bruise I keep guarding Not the shape of my hands [Chorus] I won't apologize for being myself I won't fold my colors back up on the shelf If you see what I fear when you look in my eyes That's my doubt talking, dressed up in disguise I'll give my own heart the love I kept asking from you And let it be enough to be true [Bridge] Maybe love isn't earned by becoming convenient Or sanding the words from my tongue I'll stand here as I am, unedited, breathing And start with the care I withheld from myself [Final Chorus] I won't apologize for being myself I won't fold my colors back up on the shelf When I meet my own gaze, I can loosen the lie That your judgment decides if I'm worthy tonight I'll give my own heart the love I kept asking from you And let it be enough to be true If I can love the person I'm learning to be There's room for the world to love me [Outro] There's room for the world to love me As I am, as I am
