[Intro] [Verse 1] I tried to be who you told me to be (You told me to be) Even though it was draining the life out of me (I tried to make you see) The harder I tried the more I faded away Couldn't run, couldn't hide as you sharpened your blade And when your knife hit my back, it almost sent me to my grave [Pre-Chorus] Your voice stayed warm the whole time you were taking And you called it support while my confidence was breaking I stood on your word like it was solid ground Even though it was you tearing the foundation down [Chorus] But… You let me go You set me free And now I'm finally standing on my own two feet I'm taking back the parts of me you took away I thought I'd never make it off the ground But now I know that it was you pushing me down I'm getting up again and walking through the pain I'm on my way [Verse 2] I foolishly failed to let myself walk away (Let myself walk away) Even as you stripped the meaning from my every day (Why on earth did I stay?) I abandoned myself to try to cater to you Until failure and shame became the only self I knew And when I was barely alive, you just shrugged and cut me loose [Pre-Chorus] Your voice stayed warm the whole time you were taking And you called it support while my confidence was breaking I stood on your word like it was solid ground Even though it was you tearing the foundation down [Chorus] But… You let me go You set me free And now I'm finally standing on my own two feet I'm taking back the parts of me you took away I thought I'd never make it off the ground But now I know that it was you pushing me down I'm getting up again and walking through the pain I'm on my way [Bridge] I thought the failure was mine all along But you were the one who was tragically wrong I gave up my hope and neglected my dreams While you made it sound like you cared about me But words and actions don't always agree And I'm only now learning which one to believe [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] You let me go You set me free And now I'm finally standing on my own two feet I'm taking back the parts of me you took away I thought I'd never make it off the ground But now I know that it was you pushing me down I'm getting up again and walking through the pain I'm on my way Oh, I'm on my way Yeah, I'm on my way [Outro] On my way (on my way) I'm on my way (on my way) Finally free Oh, finally free
