[Verse 1] I know you want what’s best for me, A life that’s safe, a life that’s free. But every time I take a step, You pull me back, you intercept. You say it’s love, that’s why you care, But I need more than the life you prepare. I’m not a child, I’m not a clone, I need to find a way of my own. [Chorus] So let me be me, let me breathe, let me fly, Let me fall down, let me reach for the sky. I’ve been caged by your love, though I know it’s sincere, But I need a life that’s truly mine here. Can’t you see I’m ready to try, To live on my terms, even if I don’t get by? [Verse 2] I know you’ve been hurt, you’ve been alone, You’ve built up walls of steel and stone. And I’m sorry that life’s been so unfair, But that doesn’t mean I should stay in there. You say I’ll regret it, that you know best, But this life is mine, it’s my own test. I love Carl, I trust my friends, I need to see where this road ends. [Chorus] So let me be me, let me breathe, let me soar, I need something real, something more. I don’t want a life that’s sheltered and small, I need to stand, even if I fall. You can’t protect me from every storm, Sometimes a heart has to weather the harm. [Bridge] I know you love me, I know you care, But your dreams and mine aren’t the same affair. I’m sorry if this breaks your heart, But if I don’t try, it’ll tear me apart. [2nd BRIDGE] I won’t be the girl who hides away, Waiting for life at the end of the day. If I don’t risk, I’ll never know, And I can’t keep living in your shadow. [Chorus] So let me be me, let me breathe, let me fly, Let me fall down, let me reach for the sky. I’ve been caged by your love, though I know it’s sincere, But I need a life that’s truly mine here. Can’t you see I’m ready to try, To live on my terms, even if I don’t get by? [Chorus] So let me be me, let me breathe, let me soar, I need something real, something more. I don’t want a life that’s sheltered and small, I need to stand, even if I fall. You can’t protect me from every storm, Sometimes a heart has to weather the harm. [OUTRO] So let me be me, let me face what may come, The mistakes, the love, the path I’ll become. I love you, I do, but it’s time to be free, To finally live as I need to be—me.
