What It's Worth (Cat Tattoo Remix)

I used to flinch at my own voice Call it weak before it moved Hand on the door, I’d pull away Just to prove what fear could do I cut my edges down to size Hoped that shame would call it grace But every time I hid the light I left a bruise across my face I’ve been my own worst crime My own loud inner lie But I can hear that part of me Still trying to survive Don’t deny your name Don’t bury that flame You were never a mistake Don’t deny your name I’m still here I’m still here Now I look back and miss that kid Who laughed too hard and took up space He wasn’t polished, but he was mine No apology on his face I called it growth when I got small I called it peace when I got numb But there’s a cost to leaving home When home is where you came from I’ve been my own worst crime My own loud inner lie But I can hear that part of me Still trying to survive Don’t deny your name Don’t bury that flame You were never a mistake Don’t deny your name I’m still here I’m still here I won’t kill the parts of me That learned to sing before the hurt I can grow and still belong I can rise and still be worth Every scar is not my crown Every fear is not my fate I can meet myself again And let the real thing stay Don’t deny your name Don’t bury that flame You were never a mistake Don’t deny your name I’m still here I’m still here Don’t deny your name Don’t bury that flame I’m done running from my face Don’t deny your name I’m still here I’m still here