In The Light

I got good at the quiet, I got good at the hide
Kept the truest part of me tucked somewhere inside
Wore a smile like a coat that was two sizes too thin
Said "I'm fine," said "I'm fine," and I let no one in

But a door standing barely ajar
Lets a little sun find where you are

So you don't have to hide in the dark anymore
Come out, come out — I'll be right here at the door
Every part of you is worth waiting for
Come into the light, come into the light
There's nothin' about you that you gotta make right
You were always allowed to be exactly this bright
So come into the light
So come into the light

Then somebody saw all the parts I kept hid
And they didn't flinch, didn't leave like I feared they did
They just said "there you are," like they'd waited so long
Like the me I'd been burying was right where I belong

And the door swung the rest of the way
And I stepped out into the day

So you don't have to hide in the dark anymore
Come out, come out — I'll be right here at the door
Every part of you is worth waiting for
Come into the light, come into the light
There's nothin' about you that you gotta make right
You were always allowed to be exactly this bright
So come into the light
So come into the light

So I'm done askin' pardon for takin' up space
Done dimmin' the color, done hidin' my face
If they can't love the true thing, well, that's theirs to hold
I'm steppin' out honest, I'm steppin' out gold

So you don't have to hide in the dark anymore
Come out, come out — I'll be right here at the door
Every part of you is worth waiting for
Come into the light, come into the light
There's nothin' about you that you gotta make right
You were always allowed to be exactly this bright
So come into the light
Come into the light

Come into the light
There you are