
LEARNING HOW TO STAND (Single)
[Verse 1] I learned to fold myself in half, To fit the shape they drew. I laughed the way they told me to, And hid the rest from view. My name felt like a borrowed coat, Too tight across the chest. I spent my years apologizing For a heart that wouldn't rest. [Chorus] I'm done with shrinking down to size, With begging for a place. I'm here, I'm whole, I'm not a prize, I'm not a fall from grace. Whatever shape the love comes in, Whoever holds my hand, I'm worth the room I'm standing in, I'm learning how to stand. I'm learning how to stand. [Verse 2] The mirror used to lie to me, Said "fix yourself, then call." The mirror used to lie to me, Said "fix yourself, then call." But every crack I tried to fill Just made me feel more small. So I let the edges show themselves, The rough parts and the strange. The boy, the girl, the in-between — I stopped trying to arrange. [Chorus] I'm done with shrinking down to size, With begging for a place. I'm here, I'm whole, I'm not a prize, I'm here, I'm whole, I'm not a prize, I'm not a fall from grace. Whatever shape the love comes in, Whoever holds my hand, I'm worth the room I'm standing in, I'm learning how to stand. I'm learning how to stand. [Bridge] You out there with your head down low, Thinking you're too much to hold, You're not a problem, not a sin, You're not a story left untold. The world's got room enough for you, The way you came, the way you grew. [Chorus] I'm done with shrinking down to size, With begging for a place. I'm here, I'm whole, I'm not a prize, I'm not a fall from grace. Whatever shape the love comes in, Whoever holds my hand, I'm worth the room I'm standing in, I'm learning how to stand. I'm learning how to stand.

