[Intro] I thought I knew who I was [Verse 1] I knew how to win How to lift the room How to carry the weight How to know what you need How to notice How to perfect How to disappear How to leave Different rooms Different answers Same thing underneath I got very good at becoming Whatever the moment asked of me [Pre-Chorus] And every part was mine That's what made it hard to see Nothing here was false It just stopped waiting for me [Chorus] I thought I wore it for the world To choose the parts they'd see But somewhere in the wearing The mask started wearing me What I could do became what I did What I did became what I had to be I thought I wore the mask Then the mask started wearing me [Verse 2] The target appeared I started running The silence came I filled the room Something got heavy I reached to carry Something needed fixing I knew what to do A detail moved I corrected A chair shifted I gave it space A door opened I was already leaving Before I'd even seen the place [Pre-Chorus] There it was Before the question There I was Already answering The role knew what came next Before I knew I was choosing [Chorus] I thought I wore it for the world To choose the parts they'd see But somewhere in the wearing The mask started wearing me What I could do became what I did What I did became what I had to be I thought I wore the mask Then the mask started wearing me [Bridge] But if every part was mine Maybe none of them was all of me If I learned to become these things Maybe I can notice when they speak I don't have to burn the mask I don't have to tear it away I just want to know When I am choosing And when the choice has already been made [Final Chorus] I wore what worked I kept what stayed I learned a thousand ways to make my way And every part can still be mine Without deciding who I have to be I thought I wore the mask Now I can feel when it reaches for me [Outro] There it is I know Do I need it this time?
