Louder now

[VERSE 1] Every teacher wrote me off in red ink Every hallway felt like marching through a war They said, "Sit down — you'll never be the real thing" But I kept every scar and came back wanting more I practised in the mirror, fists up, shaking Sang into a hairbrush like a microphone They laughed like it was all just make-believe, but baby Every revolution starts alone [PRE-CHORUS 1] And I can feel it in my chest now — something's breaking Every doubt they ever planted starts to bend My whole body's humming and my hands are shaking This is where the silence finally ends — [CHORUS] I'm louder now, louder now I'm everything they said I'd never be I'm louder now, louder now A fire that they'll never put out in me So let 'em talk, let 'em stare I'm screaming from the rooftop and I don't care I'm louder now — LOUDER NOW And I'm never coming down [VERSE 2] I used to shrink myself to fit their ceilings Bit my tongue until it tasted like defeat Now I'm standing on the stage they said was taken By the ones who fit the mould — well, watch me Traded all my *"sorry"*s for a drumbeat Turned my bedroom walls into a stadium They can keep their velvet ropes and VIP seats I just kicked the door in — here I am [PRE-CHORUS 2] And I can feel it in my bones now — something's cracking Every wall they ever built begins to cave All those years of holding back, my lungs collapsing I'm not going quiet — not again, no way — [CHORUS] I'm louder now, louder now I'm everything they said I'd never be I'm louder now, louder now A fire that they'll never put out in me So let 'em talk, let 'em stare I'm screaming from the rooftop and I don't care I'm louder now — LOUDER NOW And I'm never coming down [BRIDGE] They wanted me small They wanted me sorry They wanted me gone — But here's my story: I took every "no" And I turned it to a fire And if they won't make room… I'll just climb higher You hear that? …That's the sound of me not stopping. [DOUBLE CHORUS] I'm LOUDER NOW, LOUDER NOW I'm everything they said I'd never be! I'm LOUDER NOW, LOUDER NOW A fire that they'll never put out in me! So let 'em talk — let the whole world stare I'm screaming from the rooftop and I DON'T CARE I'm louder now — LOUDER NOW! And I'm never — I said I'm LOUDER NOW! LOUDER NOW! And I'm never coming down! [OUTRO] Louder now… louder now… And I'm never coming down.