[Intro]

[Verse 1]

You don’t get to write the story I begin.

You can’t tell me who I was or who I’ll be.

You can never fight the battles that I often tend to win,

So don’t try to name the truth that comes from me.

[Verse 2]

Every scar becomes a road that leads me home.

Every time I fall reveals a clearer view.

I found a light that I can always truly call my own.

Now no shadow ever tells me what is true.

[Pre-Chorus]

I quit asking those around me what I’m worth,

I quit chasing every echo in the crowd.

I found my place by being little more than down to earth,

And now my own reflection speaks out loud.

[Chorus]

My power begins where your opinion ends.

I choose a life that feels like home to me.

I chase all my tomorrows past the road that always bends.

No other voice can tell me who to be.

My life is mine, no mask, no alibi.

I trust the fires burning in my soul.

I see the world through my wide open eyes,

And every step I take leads to my goal.

[Short musical break]

[Verse 3]

I don’t need some loud applause to know my name.

My peace will rise above the loudest crowd.

I walked away from every foolish unproductive game,

And now my own more peaceful heart, can really sing out loud.

[Pre-Chorus]

I don’t ask of those around me if I count.

I don’t chase the crowd, I rather stand alone.

I find my value in the goodness of my own account,

And I trust that any good will be made known.

[Chorus]

My power begins where your opinion ends.

I chose the life that felt the best to me.

I fashioned my tomorrows where the good road always trends,

And no voice has told me how I had to be.

My life is mine, no hiding with excuse.

I trust myself and keep eyes on my goal.

I see the world while offering a pure and honest truce,

And doing what I need for my own soul.

[Bridge]

I am the author, I’m the flame,

I choose the roots I plant and where they grow.

Not everyone who thinks so think they deserve to speak my name.

You see, I trust in only dreams that I can know.

Nobody else can own the truth I finally see.

No one can dim the brightness of my sun.

The strongest home I’ve ever found, I’ve only found in me,

And when the world is done, I’ve just begun.

[Final Chorus]

My voice is clear, my heart is open wide.

I trust the fire burning in my soul.

I wrote each page with courage as my guide,

And every dream I chose has made me whole.

My power begins where your opinion ends.

I’m finally free to live more honestly.

This is my moment here and now, and now it all depends,

Though the world may speak, I still decide what’s me.

[Outro]

Your opinion fades off with the breeze.

Tomorrow’s loudly calling out my name.

Your ending fades away, with ordinary ease.

My power starts with me and feeds the flame.

I am my power and my life has been my flame.

[Music plays out and fades slowly]