[Intro] (Stamp, stamp) Oh yeah… Listen now [Verse 1] I spent years learnin’ how to stay small How to answer when they’d call me wrong Played my part, kept my head down low But I knew somethin’ they didn’t know Every mirror, every midnight prayer Every wish hangin’ in the air I didn’t fake it, I didn’t lie I just waited for the right time [Pre-Chorus] All the doubt fell away tonight When I stepped into my own light [Chorus] I was always her Every step, every blur I wasn’t buildin’ a lie from the ground I was lettin’ her come around I was always her Every truth, every word I didn’t change—I just let it show I was always her, now you know [Verse 2] They said dreams like mine don’t last Said grow up, boy, grow past But some things don’t fade with age They just wait in a quieter place Every song that made me sway Every dress I wore in my mind that way All the love I tried to deny Was the proof I was alive [Pre-Chorus] All the fear lost its hold When I stopped doin’ what I was told [Chorus] I was always her Through the cracks, through the hurt Not a costume, not a disguise Just a truth in my own eyes I was always her From the start, to the end I didn’t find her—I remembered when I was always her [Bridge] If you thought I changed overnight You never saw me in the quiet fights I wasn’t lost, I wasn’t torn I was waitin’ to be born [Break / Stomp Section] (Stamp, stamp) Say it loud (Stamp, stamp) Right now [Final Chorus] I was always her Hear the crowd, feel the surge I don’t need no alibi This is my life, this is why I was always her Every dream confirmed I didn’t fake it, I didn’t blur I was always her [Outro] Oh yeah… Always was Always will
