Knowing Myself Sober

Sort rock, pop disco, 808 muted drums, muted electric guitar, warm pad, deep emotion, beautiful

Verse 1)
The mirror’s looking different in the morning light
No more  shadows from the middle of the night
I’m sitting in the silence, and it’s louder than before
Tracing every crack in the ceiling and the floor
I used to need a reason just to feel like I was here
Drowning out the questions in a bottle or a beer
But now the glass is empty and the room is coming clear
And I’m standing face to face with the man I used to fear.
(Pre-Chorus)
It’s like meeting a stranger in my own skin
Learning where the damage stops and where I begin
No more running, no more places left to hide
I’m just opening the doors to everything inside.
(Chorus)
I’m trying to get to know myself sober
Now that all the easy escapes are over
I’m finding out my name without the static and the noise
Finding out I still have a heart and still have a voice
It’s a long road back, and the climb is getting steep
But I’m finally waking up from a twenty-year sleep
Yeah, I’m getting to know myself sober.
(Verse 2)
I’m learning how to feel the sting without the anesthetic
Realizing that the lies I told were mostly just pathetic
I’ve got these hands that tremble, but they’re starting to get steady
I didn't think I’d ever feel like I was actually ready
To sit with the regret and let it teach me how to grow
To admit there’s so much about me that I still don’t even know.
(Bridge)
Sometimes I miss the fog because it covered up the scars
But you can’t see the sunlight if you’re hiding in the bars
It’s raw and it’s heavy, and it’s honest and it’s true
But I’d rather be this broken man than the ghost I used to do.
(Chorus)
I’m trying to get to know myself sober
Now that all the easy escapes are over
I’m finding out my name without the static and the noise
Finding out I still have a heart and still have a voice
It’s a long road back, and the climb is getting steep
But I’m finally waking up from a twenty-year sleep
Yeah, I’m getting to know myself sober.

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Verse 1) The mirror’s looking different in the morning light No more shadows from the middle of the night I’m sitting in the silence, and it’s louder than before Tracing every crack in the ceiling and the floor I used to need a reason just to feel like I was here Drowning out the questions in a bottle or a beer But now the glass is empty and the room is coming clear And I’m standing face to face with the man I used to fear. (Pre-Chorus) It’s like meeting a stranger in my own skin Learning where the damage stops and where I begin No more running, no more places left to hide I’m just opening the doors to everything inside. (Chorus) I’m trying to get to know myself sober Now that all the easy escapes are over I’m finding out my name without the static and the noise Finding out I still have a heart and still have a voice It’s a long road back, and the climb is getting steep But I’m finally waking up from a twenty-year sleep Yeah, I’m getting to know myself sober. (Verse 2) I’m learning how to feel the sting without the anesthetic Realizing that the lies I told were mostly just pathetic I’ve got these hands that tremble, but they’re starting to get steady I didn't think I’d ever feel like I was actually ready To sit with the regret and let it teach me how to grow To admit there’s so much about me that I still don’t even know. (Bridge) Sometimes I miss the fog because it covered up the scars But you can’t see the sunlight if you’re hiding in the bars It’s raw and it’s heavy, and it’s honest and it’s true But I’d rather be this broken man than the ghost I used to do. (Chorus) I’m trying to get to know myself sober Now that all the easy escapes are over I’m finding out my name without the static and the noise Finding out I still have a heart and still have a voice It’s a long road back, and the climb is getting steep But I’m finally waking up from a twenty-year sleep Yeah, I’m getting to know myself sober.

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