Christopher Young Follow

Pretending to be someone else
And now I'm hiding how I feel behind a smile
Living in constant self denial

There's something I need to say

No more running from my fights
And no more giving up when I know I'm right
Sick of trying to fit in
And wondering what I could have been

There's something I need to say
It's growing everyday
Things are going to change

I won't apologize for who I've come to be
'Cause who the hell am I if I can't be me
I've wasted too much time on insecurities
'Cause who the hell am I if I can't be me

No more need to justify
Everything I do, everything I like
And no more blood from biting my tongue
Too afraid to upset anyone

There's something I need to say

No more guilt for what I see
And the mirror staring back at me

There's something I need to say
It's growing everyday
Things are going to change

I won't apologize for who I've come to be
'Cause who the hell am I if I can't be me
I've wasted too much time on insecurities
'Cause who the hell am I if I can't be me

And it feels like I am naked
Stripped for you to see my scars and imperfections
But you never seem to notice 'cause your too busy covering up
Your bruises and cuts from who knows what just like me

So why apologize for who I've come to be
'Cause who the hell am I if I can't be me
I've wasted too much time on insecurities
'Cause this is who I am and that's fine with me

Pretending to be someone else
And now I'm hiding how I feel behind a smile