Both Things Can Be True

[Verse 1] Everybody thinks I’m fearless when I walk into a room Like I never second guess myself the way they do You’d think a girl who’s always laughing, always making everybody smile Wouldn’t cry in her driveway before walking in sometimes

They see the pictures, all the places that I’ve been But they don’t see the war I fight beneath my skin They think confidence comes easy, like I woke up this way Like I don’t rehearse conversations twenty times a day

You’d think I never get nervous You’d think I never get scared You’d think I always know exactly who I am

But the truth is Some days I feel ten feet tall Some days I disappear

[Pre-Chorus] Maybe that’s the hardest part Being known for being strong When nobody sees the reasons You had to be all along

[Chorus] ’Cause I’m confident and insecure sometimes The life of the party, then I hide all night I’m the girl who’ll jump without looking down Then overthink every little thing I said out loud I’m strong enough to carry everybody else’s weight But sensitive enough to break from one thing they say I’m funny till I’m crying, loud until I disappear I’m both things at the same time standing here Maybe both things can be true

[Verse 2] Some days I feel bigger than my fear Some days I need somebody just to tell me I’m okay here I can lead the conversation all night long Then spend the drive home wondering if I did something wrong I know I look fearless from the outside But courage isn’t never being terrified It’s showing up anyway and letting people see All the messy contradictions inside of me

[Pre-Chorus] Maybe I’m not hard to understand Maybe I’m just human

[Chorus] ’Cause I’m confident and insecure sometimes The life of the party, then I hide all night I’m the girl who’ll jump without looking down Then overthink every little thing I said out loud I’m strong enough to carry everybody else’s weight But sensitive enough to break from one thing they say I’m funny till I’m crying, loud until I disappear I’m both things at the same time standing here Maybe both things can be true

[Bridge] I spent so long trying to pick a side Am I brave or am I terrified? Am I healed or still hurting? Am I glowing or still searching? Then it hit me like a wave rolling through Maybe strength doesn’t mean choosing Maybe I’m all of it Maybe that’s the truth

[Final Chorus] I’m confident and insecure sometimes The center of attention, then I need to hide I’m strong enough to survive what should’ve broken me And sensitive enough to still feel everything I’m funny till I’m crying, loud until I’m quiet Still learning I don’t have to apologize for either I’m not one thing, never was, never will be I’m a thousand different versions And they’re all still me Yeah, both things can be true Both things can be true