[Intro] I spent years trying to become someone easier to love. [Verse 1] I learned to change the way I laughed, Hide the parts they called too much, Lower my voice, soften my clothes, Smile when I wanted to say no. I trimmed myself to fit their frame, Answered when they changed my name, Bent so far to keep the peace I almost disappeared from me. But every mirror knew somehow I wasn't who I was allowed. [Pre-Chorus] So if you want me, Take me whole, Every scar And every soul. I won't shrink To make you stay. If love needs less of me, It isn't love anyway. [Chorus] BE YOU, BE YOU, EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD TO DO. BE YOU, BE YOU, WHEN THE WORLD WANTS SOMEONE NEW. NO DISGUISE, NO MUTED TRUTH, NO APOLOGY FOR BEING YOU. BE YOU, BE YOU, THAT'S THE BRAVEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO. [Post-Chorus] You don't have to disappear To belong here. [Verse 2] Some days fearless, Some days small, Some days I don't shine at all. Some days sharp, Some days sweet, Some days barely on my feet. But every version still is mine, Not every day has got to shine. I don't need a stranger's pass To prove that I deserve my path. And if my truth Is strange to you, That doesn't make My truth less true. [Pre-Chorus] So if you want me, Take the mess, Take the doubt And tenderness. I won't dim To make you stay. If love needs less of me, It isn't love anyway. [Chorus] BE YOU, BE YOU, EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD TO DO. BE YOU, BE YOU, WHEN THE WORLD WANTS SOMEONE NEW. NO DISGUISE, NO MUTED TRUTH, NO APOLOGY FOR BEING YOU. BE YOU, BE YOU, THAT'S THE BRAVEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO. [Bridge] Maybe somebody made you feel Like who you are was something wrong. Maybe you learned to play a part Because pretending kept you strong. Maybe every room you entered Made you wonder if you fit. But you were never born To spend your whole life Begging to exist. [Build] Take off the mask. Breathe again. You don't have to earn Your place with them. Let them stare. Let them choose. You have one life. Don't lose it Trying to be Who they approve. [Final Chorus] BE YOU, BE YOU, EVEN WHEN YOUR VOICE STILL SHAKES. BE YOU, BE YOU, EVEN AFTER ALL IT TAKES. NO DISGUISE, NO MUTED TRUTH, NO MORE HIDING WHAT IS YOU. BE YOU, BE YOU, THAT'S THE BRAVEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO. BE YOU, BE YOU, I'M TALKING TO YOU. THE QUIET ONE, THE LOUD ONE, THE ONE STILL MAKING IT THROUGH. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE YOUR WORTH. YOU WERE ENOUGH BEFORE THEY HURT. BE YOU, BE YOU. [Outro] And if you're still learning how... That's okay. Just don't disappear for somebody else. Be you.
