[Verse 1] There was a time I thought I had to search the world To find a thing That would show me who I am I kept looking toward the distance Waiting for a sign Never knowing what I was looking for Was already mine [Verse 2] I've been standing in the shadows Waiting for the morning sun Thinking that the darkness meant The light would never come Every night I've made it through has taught me something new Even when I couldn't see the way something carried me through Maybe hope is not a spotlight maybe it doesn't feel the sky Maybe it's a quiet little fire that refuses to say goodbye Every road I thought was ending was another way to grow Every time I felt uncertain there was something I didn't know I was looking for the answer somewhere far beyond my sight Until I finally realized [Chorus] The light inside was never really gone Even in the darkest moments it was holding on The light inside was waiting for me to see That everything I was searching for was already part of me I don't have to chase the sunrise I don't have to wait for the sky There's a fire still burning There's a light inside Still burning Still calling Even in the darkness There's a light inside [Verse 3] I've seen doors that wouldn't open, I've walked roads that disappeared I've held onto questions long enough to call them fears But every step I kept on taking every dream I wouldn't lose Was a little spark reminding me that I still had something to choose Now I see the person I was always becoming Not someone waiting at the finish line, but someone still in motion Every road I thought was in was another way to grow Every time I felt uncertain, there was something I didn't know I was looking for the answer somewhere far beyond my sight Until I finally realized [Chorus] The light inside was never really gone Even in the darkest moments it was holding on The light inside was waiting for me to see That everything I was searching for was already part of me I don't have to chase the sunrise I don't have to wait for the sky There's a fire still burning There's a light inside [Bridge] Maybe I was never lost, maybe I was learning Maybe every wrong direction was another way of turning Maybe I was never empty, maybe I just couldn't see The light I kept on searching for was always under me I can feel it It's inside I believe it It's inside It's been with me all along And now the shadows don't look the same Because I've learned I can walk through them And now the darkness can't take my name Because there's something still burning [Chorus] The light inside was never really gone Even in the darkest moments it was holding on The light inside was waiting for me to see That everything I was searching for was already part of me I don't have to chase the sunrise I don't have to wait for the sky There's a fire still burning There's a light inside I can feel it It's inside I believe it It's inside It's been there all along Let it shine Let it shine [Outro] I had to find the light I thought I had better become somebody The light inside is brighter than before Every road, every moment, brought me to this door The light inside is finally breaking through And now I see the person I've been glowing into I don't have to chase the sunrise I can rise Let it shine The fire was always burning There's a light inside
