Scared To Be Small

[Verse 1]

I was the kid

Drawing trophies in the margins

Practicing my autograph

On a napkin in the dark

Everyone said

"you don't have to change the world"

But that sounded like a warning

Felt like tearing out my heart

[Pre-Chorus]

Every birthday candle flickered

Same wish

Same whisper

Make me anything but this

Make me anything but

[Chorus]

I'm so scared to be small

To fade into the wallpaper

Just another quiet name

On some forgotten elevator

If I'm only a story

That no one ever tells at all

Would you still love me

If I turn out

Average after all?

[Verse 2]

I chase the rush

Of being chosen

Being special

But the mirror only shows

A tired face and messy room

Mom says she's proud

Of the way I hold my kindness

But I keep measuring my value

By the size of every wound

[Pre-Chorus]

Every late-night conversation

Ends in that same question

If I never touch the sky

Am I still worth your time?

[Chorus]

I'm so scared to be small

To fade into the wallpaper

Just another quiet name

On some forgotten elevator

If I'm only a story

That no one ever tells at all

Would you still love me

If I turn out

Average after all?

[Bridge]

What if the miracle

Is just waking up

Calling my father

And staying in touch

Laughing with friends

On a Tuesday in June

Learning that ordinary

Still matters to you

[Chorus]

I'm still scared to be small

To fade into the wallpaper

But your arms feel like a stage

Where I don't need to be greater

If I'm only a story

That you whisper when the night feels long

Promise you'll love me

When I turn out

Human after all (oh)

Promise you'll love me

When I turn out

Human after all