[Verse 1]

You’ve been there for as long as I remember

An echo living deep inside my mind

Questioning every dream I ever dared to dream

Before I could even call it mine

You knew every fear I tried to hide

Every scar I carried through the years

And every time I took a step ahead

You were there feeding all my fears

[Pre-Chorus]

“Who do you think you are?”

“No one is waiting for you.”

“Just let it go.”

And for far too long

I believed you

[Chorus]

’Cause you said

“You can’t do this”

But I’m still here

You said

“You’re worth nothing”

But I’m singing still

I write no fairy tales

No stories made of paper

Every scar inside these songs

Belongs to me alone

For years I lost myself

Inside everything you were

But today I finally hear

My own voice clear

[Verse 2]

When my grandmother left this world

A part of me went with her

And suddenly there were feelings

I couldn’t put into words

So I started writing them down

Line by line

Day by day

Not because I wanted to be a musician

But because I didn’t know

Where else to put everything inside me

Pain became words

Words became songs

And long before anyone heard them

Music saved me

[Pre-Chorus]

I write no fairy tales

No stories made of paper

Every line carries my life

Every tear still lives within me

[Chorus]

’Cause you said

“You can’t do this”

But I’m still here

You said

“You’re worth nothing”

But I’m singing still

I write no fairy tales

No stories made of paper

Every scar inside these songs

Belongs to me alone

For years I lost myself

Inside everything you were

But today I finally hear

My own voice clear

[Bridge]

Yesterday I stood before a stranger

With shaking hands

And a racing heart

Every part of me was screaming

Run away

Before you even start

But then the music found me

And the fear began to fade

And for the first time in years

I didn’t hide myself away

[Final Chorus]

You said

“You can’t do this”

Yet here I stand

You said

“You’re nothing”

Yet I’m still singing

I write no fairy tales

No stories made of paper

These songs are my life

And every line leads back to me

And if the fear still walks beside me

Then I’ll let it come along

Because it doesn’t get to decide

Who I am

Or who I’ll become

And for the first time

In my whole life

I’m louder than you

[Outro]

I write no fairy tales

No stories made of paper

These songs are pieces of my life

And finally

I can hear myself