Making You Proud

[Verse 1] I still hear your voice in the back of my head Like a slow dance ghost underneath my bed Every word I dropped, every line I crossed Every little dream that I somehow lost And I know I’m late to the life you planned With these shaking bones and these empty hands But I’m trying now, yeah I’m trying hard To build something bright from a broken start [Pre-Chorus] If I fall tonight Will you still believe? Can I still become Something worth seeing? [Chorus] I just wanna make you proud Scream my name above the crowd Even if my voice breaks down Even if I’m not there now I’ve been carrying this doubt Like a fire I can’t put out But I swear somehow I just wanna make you proud [Verse 2] I pour disappointment coming from within Smiling wide while the dark crept in Watching everyone else move fast While I kept reliving the past But there’s a pulse in me beating loud Like a storm buried under the ground And every scar that I hide away Is pushing me closer every day [Pre-Chorus] If the world goes black If the lights all fade Would you still see me Through the mess I’ve made? [Chorus] I just wanna make you proud Scream my name above the crowd Even if my voice breaks down Even if I’m not there now I’ve been carrying this doubt Like a fire I can’t put out But I swear somehow I just wanna make you proud [Bridge] Three steps forward, two steps back Heart attack rhythm in the cracks I’m still here Still breathing And maybe I’m not who you dreamed I’d be But there’s still some fight left inside of me I’m still here Still reaching [Final Chorus] I just wanna make you proud Louder than my fear somehow Even when the world shuts down I’ll keep singing through it now All the years I hid my mouth All the nights I drowned in doubt Maybe this is how I finally make you proud