I’ll Be Me Anyway

Another song in my backlog. This time you get my voice. I’m a nervous mess with this one so I hope you enjoy. Still working on releasing all my songs on streaming platforms soon. “I’ll Be Me Anyway” [Verse 1] They got opinions about how I talk How I laugh, how I dress, how I walk Too loud, too much, too hard to read Never quite what they want me to be Spent too long trying to shape myself Into somebody good for everybody else But every version that I tried on Just felt wrong in my own skin ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] So let ‘em stare Let ‘em judge I’m done shrinking just because ⸻ [Chorus] I’ll be me anyway Even if they don’t understand Even if they talk like my whole life’s Something they can hold in their hands I’m done changing my reflection For somebody else’s peace of mind So love me, hate me, say what you want I’m still gonna live this life as mine Yeah, I’ll be me anyway ⸻ [Verse 2] Turns out freedom feels a little strange When you stop apologizing for your space When you stop asking for permission Just to breathe the way you were made And maybe I’m not easy to label Maybe I don’t fit clean lines But I’d rather be honest and messy Than spend my life living a lie ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] I got one heart One voice And I’m finally making my own choice ⸻ [Chorus] I’ll be me anyway Even if they don’t approve Even if I gotta stand alone To tell the truth I’m done twisting myself smaller To fit inside somebody else’s view So if being myself’s a problem That problem ain’t something I’ll lose Yeah, I’ll be me anyway ⸻ [Bridge] (cinematic rise) Maybe I was never meant To blend into the crowd Maybe all this fire in my chest Was made to burn too loud And I’m tired of hiding pieces Just to make strangers comfortable If they don’t like who I am now That’s not my weight to hold ⸻ [Final Chorus] (BIG anthem payoff) I’LL BE ME ANYWAY Even when the whole room turns Even when they throw their words Like they wanna watch me burn I’m done living half-alive Trying to keep everybody pleased I spent too much time disappearing Now the world gets all of me Yeah, I’ll be me anyway And I’ve never felt this free Software used: Abelton Live & Logic Pro ©️Ink & Echoes Music, aka myself