Don’t You Dare V2

[Verse 1] Don’t you dare disapprove of me Don’t you dare tell me I should shrink You won’t like the colors You won’t like the sound But I’ve been holding fire Too long underground I’ve been folding edges Trying to behave Painting in the margins Of the life I never claimed [Pre-Chorus] It will be loud It will be messy It will be wild It will be free I’m done asking permission To let my own heart lead It’s okay to take the load It’s okay to let it bleed [Chorus] Let it flow, let it rise Let the truth catch fire Let it spill, let it stain I am not a cage It will be loud It will be messy It will be me It will be loud It will be messy It will be free [Verse 2] Don’t you dare look away now Don’t you dare tell me to calm down I am not the quiet I am not the cage I am the color breaking Open on the page I am every no I swallowed whole I am every yes Returning to my soul [Bridge] It’s okay to tremble It’s okay to shake Creation isn’t tidy When something real awakes It’s okay to follow Where you’ve never been The brush already knows The way back in [Chorus] Let it flow, let it rise Let the truth catch fire Let it spill, let it stain I am not a cage It will be loud It will be messy It will be me It will be loud It will be messy It will be free [Outro] Don’t you dare disapprove of me Don’t you dare This is what it looks like To finally be