[Verse 1] I used to live my life wide open No line between outside and in Whatever I had in me never thought I'd hold it in Oh, nothing holding me back Nothing's standing in my way Funny how the things we learned don't always go away I used to let it happen, never questioned every sound Now I feel it rising and I keep pulling it down [Chorus] I don't need permission to let this sound come out And if it comes out shaking, I'll sing it anyhow Don't have to make it pretty, I don't have to make it loud I just have to Stop pretending that I don't remember how [Verse 2] I can feel it in my chest, I know it's still there Pushing hard against the silence, trying to find the air I can hear the difference between holding on and letting go And I know there's more inside me than I've been willing to show It was never just a high note, never something I could prove Always something deep inside me trying to tell the truth [Chorus] Oh, I don't need permission to let this sound come out And if it comes out shaking, I'll sing it anyhow I don't have to make it pretty, I don't have to make it loud I don't have to force it, just have to let it out [Breakdown] I don't need permission I don't need to get it right I just have to remember How to let it out [Final Chorus] I don't need permission to let this sound come out And if it comes out shaking, I'll sing it anyhow I don't have to make it pretty, I don't have to make it loud I don't have to force it, just have to let it out I don't need permission, I don't need to get it right I just have to remember how to let it out [Outro] Just have to let it out
