Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I wrote this song over the last few months.
Lyrics:
[verse 1]
there's a tiny note of sadness, every time I hear a love song
I've been trying not to notice but it's getting kinda hard to ignore
and the more the song resonates with what I want, the more something in me feels wrong
I look towards the future... what am I in for?
[bridge]
it's been hard, but it'll always be hard they say
how hard is too hard? it's been all work and no play
with a sense that something better is waiting ever just around the bend
so it never feels like the moment to end
...well maybe there's not gonna be a right moment
[chorus 1]
to find the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of being proud, that I had the courage to say “yes”
I’m finding the courage to say “no”
[verse 2]
we doubled down and tried harder, every time the going got tough
our friends admire how we've stuck it through
but it seems to me now: no amount of fighting ourselves, was ever gonna make us feel like enough
I can't accept myself not accepting you... what do I do?
[chorus 2]
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of thinking that I had it all figured out
I’m finding the courage to say “I don’t know”
[suspiciously familiar instrumental interlude]
[verse 3]
my heart swelled with determination, every time I sang "I Won't Give Up"
yeah that song truly helped me face a whole lot of my fears
but I sang so loud I drowned out the voices saying "hey, I never signed up for this"
I rushed into it—where am I?—what am I doing here?
[chorus 3 & 4]
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of being proud, that I had the courage to stay
I’m finding the courage to go
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and take time
after years of trying to become someone who could fulfill all your dreams
I’m finding the courage to own mine
Lyrics with chords: docs.google.com/document/d/1FqRH7_z2hvXiIfSETtjsy2onK65UpWT54oXAI81CVc0/edit
I wrote this song over the last few months.
Lyrics:
[verse 1]
there's a tiny note of sadness, every time I hear a love song
I've been trying not to notice but it's getting kinda hard to ignore
and the more the song resonates with what I want, the more something in me feels wrong
I look towards the future... what am I in for?
[bridge]
it's been hard, but it'll always be hard they say
how hard is too hard? it's been all work and no play
with a sense that something better is waiting ever just around the bend
so it never feels like the moment to end
...well maybe there's not gonna be a right moment
[chorus 1]
to find the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of being proud, that I had the courage to say “yes”
I’m finding the courage to say “no”
[verse 2]
we doubled down and tried harder, every time the going got tough
our friends admire how we've stuck it through
but it seems to me now: no amount of fighting ourselves, was ever gonna make us feel like enough
I can't accept myself not accepting you... what do I do?
[chorus 2]
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of thinking that I had it all figured out
I’m finding the courage to say “I don’t know”
[suspiciously familiar instrumental interlude]
[verse 3]
my heart swelled with determination, every time I sang "I Won't Give Up"
yeah that song truly helped me face a whole lot of my fears
but I sang so loud I drowned out the voices saying "hey, I never signed up for this"
I rushed into it—where am I?—what am I doing here?
[chorus 3 & 4]
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and go slow
after years of being proud, that I had the courage to stay
I’m finding the courage to go
I'm finding the courage to leave
I'm learning to listen to myself, and take time
after years of trying to become someone who could fulfill all your dreams
I’m finding the courage to own mine
Lyrics with chords: docs.google.com/document/d/1FqRH7_z2hvXiIfSETtjsy2onK65UpWT54oXAI81CVc0/edit
