[Intro] [clean electric guitar, palm-muted eighth notes] (Mmm, yeah) [Verse 1] [female vocals] You asked me why I still dress the way I do If he's gone, why is he still shining through? Funny question, I never stopped to ask Through the years he rewrote who I was I guess I let him, I was too young to realize what it was I thought I was just choosing clothes Turns out I was chasing his approval [Chorus] [full band enters, open guitar chords] This isn't me, it's who you wanted me to be I'm peeling back the layers one by one they fall away I spent all my time turning me into his type I almost forgotten what mine even looked like I'm searching within [synth bass pulse] To find the real me (ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm gonna find me again [Verse 2] [drums drop to kick and hi-hat] Well it's gonna take some time, and that's alright It'll be worth it, gotta love what's inside Not just the person that's on display If I can love me then maybe one day The people I attract will love me as I am Won't try to change every part of who I am All the parts that make me who I am [Chorus] [full energy, driving drums] This isn't me, it's who you wanted me to be I'm peeling back the layers one by one they fall away I spent all my time turning me into his type I almost forgotten what mine even looked like I'm searching within To find the real me (ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm gonna find me again [Bridge] [filtered synth pad, snare rolls] It's not too late to find her again And I'm letting go of who I've been I see her now behind the pain I've waited long enough to meet me again It's not me, not who I am I want to find me again This isn't me (no, it's not me) I'm searching to find little ol' me again [Chorus] [heavy crash cymbals] This isn't me, it's who you wanted me to be I'm peeling back the layers one by one they fall away I spent all my time turning me into his type I almost forgotten what mine even looked like I'm searching within To find the real me (ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm gonna find me again (ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm searching within To find me again [Outro] [guitar fades out]
