You said:

“Don’t dream too big,

you’ll only fall in the end.”

I took every word inside of me,

because children believe their parents.

You said:

“Better stay quiet,

you’re not strong enough for this.”

And without even knowing,

you planted your fears in me.

Years later, here I stand,

but your voices never leave.

They still live inside my head,

fighting wars inside of me.

Pre-Chorus

And every time I try to move forward,

something pulls me back again.

Like a whisper deep inside me saying:

“Don’t even try.”

Chorus

There’s a war inside of me,

and I don’t even know anymore

which voice is actually mine.

Because you taught me

to question myself

before I ever learned

how to believe in myself.

And even now, years later,

when the world says, “You can do this,”

I still hear you whisper:

“You’ll never make it anyway.”

But that little girl inside of me

is still alive.

And maybe I sing today

so she can finally be heard.

Verse 2

I grew older,

but that little girl remained.

She learned how to smile

when she was actually breaking.

And sometimes I see her in the mirror,

with all her fear and all her pain.

Then I take her in my arms

and promise her:

“This time, I won’t leave you alone.”

Bridge

Maybe I’ll never completely lose

the sound of your voices.

But I don’t have to believe them

any longer.

Because every song I write today

is a piece of freedom.

And every time I sing,

my voice becomes a little louder

than yours.

Final Chorus

There’s still a war inside of me,

but I’m not fighting alone anymore.

Because the little girl inside of me

has finally started

to find her own voice.

And maybe I don’t sing today

just so she can be heard.

Maybe I sing today

so she can finally be free.