[Verse 1] I’ve been walking on eggshells Just to keep you from breaking Hiding pieces of myself Every promise I’m making You always said I was fragile So I learned not to speak I held my breath for too long Trying to be what you need But somewhere inside I’ve been slowly dying Trying to keep your heart beating While mine was flatlining [Pre-Chorus] And I let you mold me Into who you believed But I lost the person I once dreamt I could be [Chorus — EPIC, soaring, explosive] So I’ll feel free to be me Even if it breaks us, even if it kills the dream You can hate me for leaving But I’m learning to breathe ‘Cause I’ve been drowning in the shadows Of who you want me to be But I’m done hiding in the dark now Done falling to my knees For once in my life… I’ll feel free to be me [Verse 2] Every mirror felt heavy When I saw your reflection Tried to fit into your world Like I owed you perfection You kept saying you loved me But you loved who I pretended to be I was living in a costume Tearing holes in my seams I gave you all my colors Just to keep your sky blue I forgot I had a sunrise Waiting to break through [Pre-Chorus] And maybe I’m selfish For choosing my peace But I’m learning that loving Should never feel like defeat [Chorus — FULL POWER] So I’ll feel free to be me Even if it breaks us, even if it kills the dream You can hate me for leaving But I’m learning to breathe ‘Cause I’ve been drowning in the shadows Of who you want me to be But I’m done hiding in the dark now Done falling to my knees For once in my life… I’ll feel free to be me [Bridge — soft → massive build] I’ve been whispering my truth Now I’m screaming it out loud I’ll no longer disappear Just to keep you proud If being who I am Means losing who we were Then I’ll walk away crying But I’ll walk away sure [Final Chorus — biggest moment of the song] So I’ll feel free to be me Even if it shatters everything you believed You can blame me for breaking What was breaking me ‘Cause I’ve been fighting for a version Of myself I couldn’t see Now I’m stepping into the daylight Where my heart can finally speak For the rest of my life… I’ll feel free to be me [Outro — soft, emotional] I’ll feel free… I’ll feel free… To be me…
