Rise Through Shadows

I used to stand before the mirror,

looking down

Picking at the pieces,

wearing someone else's frown

They said beauty was a standard I could never reach So I

hid behind the dim room,

out of everyone's speech But somewhere in the silence,

I heard myself say

You're the only one

who's keeping you away

So I chose to rise,

I chose to learn Every little step,

every lesson earned

I painted on my confidence,

I wore it like a crown No more letting old reflections pull

me down

I am not perfect,

but I'm finally mine And that's more than enough,

yeah I'm doing just fine I am worth it all,

I am worth it all

I walked into the room and learned to hold my head up

high

Learned the art of seeing beauty through a different eye

Every brush stroke on my face was more than just a look

It was me reclaiming chapters in a story I had took

And piece by piece the woman in the mirror changed Not her

face, but everything she felt and how she named Then you walked

in and you looked at me Not at the makeup,

not at what they see

You stayed for the laugh lines,

stayed for the real Said I fell in love with everything you

feel So I chose to rise,

I chose to learn Every little step,

every lesson earned

I painted on my confidence,

I wore it like a crown No more letting old reflections pull

me down

I am not perfect,

but I'm finally mine And loving me was all I ever needed

to find

I am worth it all,

I am worth it all

Worth it all... worth it all...