[Intro] One, two— I can feel it coming back That part of me I thought I lost [Verse 1] I wore the smile they handed me Said all the lines, stayed in my seat I learned to make a smaller sound So no one had to turn around But every night beneath my skin A little revolution kicked I heard my future through the walls Saying, “You were never theirs at all” [Pre-Chorus] I spent my whole life waiting For somebody to say go Now the silence finally told me What I already know [Chorus] I don’t need permission To become somebody new I don’t need permission To outgrow what I once knew If the door won’t open I’ll come dancing through the roof I don’t need permission I just need the truth [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, I’m choosing me tonight Oh-oh, no apology this time I don’t need permission I don’t need permission [Verse 2] I called my fear a common sense Built it a room and paid the rent It kept me safe, it kept me small But safe was never life at all So let them talk, let records spin They only know where I have been I’m not the version they recall I’m not afraid to lose it all [Pre-Chorus] I spent my whole life waiting For the perfect time to move Now my heartbeat keeps repeating “You’ve got nothing left to prove” [Chorus] I don’t need permission To become somebody new I don’t need permission To outgrow what I once knew If the door won’t open I’ll come dancing through the roof I don’t need permission I just need the truth [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, I’m choosing me tonight Oh-oh, no apology this time I don’t need permission I don’t need permission [Bridge — Stripped] Maybe I will disappoint The person I was yesterday But I would rather break their picture Than keep living in its frame [Build] No green light No perfect sign No more waiting This is mine [Final Chorus] I don’t need permission I can feel the whole room move I don’t need permission When I’ve got nothing left to lose If the door won’t open I’ll come dancing through the roof I don’t need permission I finally choose— [Final Chorus — Falsetto Lift] I don’t need permission To become somebody new I don’t need permission To make the impossible come true Let the old world watch me While I turn into the proof I don’t need permission I just need the truth [Outro] Oh-oh, I’m choosing me tonight Oh-oh, no apology this time I don’t need permission I never needed permission
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