Learning to be Normal

[Verse 1] I got good at wearing the face Everybody wanted to see “I'm alright” became my answer Even when I couldn't breathe Learned to carry every burden Like it never weighed a thing Kept my head above the water While I watched myself sink [Pre-Chorus] Now the darkness doesn't call me Like it used to every night But I don't know who I am When I don't have to fight [Chorus] I'm learning how to be normal Learning how to feel alive Trying to believe tomorrow Doesn't always mean survive I spent so long just pretending That I forgot what real could be Now I'm standing in the sunlight Trying to recognize me [Verse 2] There were days I couldn't face it Couldn't look into the glass Everybody said, “Keep moving” Like the pain would simply pass I carried more than they could see And I swallowed every word Turned my anger into silence Turned my silence into hurt [Pre-Chorus] Now I'm starting to forgive me For the things I couldn't change Maybe healing isn't weakness Maybe I don't have to stay the same [Chorus] I'm learning how to be normal Learning how to feel alive Trying to believe tomorrow Doesn't always mean survive I spent so long just pretending That I forgot what real could be Now I'm standing in the sunlight Trying to recognize me [Bridge] I don't need to be unbreakable I don't need to hide the scars I don't have to prove my strength By pretending nothing's hard I'm more than what I suffered More than what they thought I'd be I spent years trying to find a way out Now I'm learning how to just be [Breakdown] One breath One day One step My way I don't have to become somebody else Just to finally become myself [Final Chorus] I'm learning how to be normal Learning how to feel alive I don't need to fear tomorrow I don't need to run and hide I spent so long just pretending Now I'm finally letting me Stand here without an answer And still be proud of what I see [Outro] Maybe normal isn't perfect Maybe normal isn't pain-free Maybe after all this fighting Normal is just being me