I was running in the dark inside my mind
All the voices pulling
Tearing me behind
Every promise that I broke
I tried to hide
Still the mirror never learned to tell a lie
But the quiet in my chest began to sing
Tiny light inside the cracks of everything
If I stumble
I will rise on broken knees
Every scar a little map of where I’ll be
To be a better me
A better me
I’m learning how to fall more gracefully
I’ll turn my fears to fire
Set them free
To be
To be a better me
To be a better me
A better me
I’m walking through the storm so I can see
I’ll hold my heart
Forgive my history
To be
To be a better me
I was chasing every shadow on the wall
Every failure like a number carved in stone so tall
But your hand upon my shoulder felt like spring
Told me every empty winter learns to sing
So I’ll breathe into the places that still ache
Paint a softer kind of truth over the shame
If I’m fragile
I am also brave and real
Every tear can teach my lonely soul to heal
To be a better me
A better me
I’m learning how to fall more gracefully
I’ll turn my fears to fire
Set them free
To be
To be a better me
To be a better me
A better me
I’m walking through the storm so I can see
I’ll hold my heart
Forgive my history
To be
To be a better me
Step by step
Slow and steady in the rain (oh)
Every loss
Every lesson in the pain
I will stay when my shadows try to leave
I am more
I am more than what you see
To be a better me
A better me
I’m learning how to fall more gracefully
I’ll turn my fears to fire
Set them free
To be
To be a better me
To be a better me
A better me
I’m walking through the storm so I can see
I’ll hold my heart
Forgive my history
To be
To be a better me
To be a better me
A better me
To be a better me
A better me
I’ll hold my heart through every rising sea
To be
To be a better me