The Winter Coat
Intro
Verse 1
I had a perfect picture, I had a sturdy frame
But every time I smiled, I felt a quiet shame
Like walking in a pair of shoes a couple sizes small
And everyone is clapping 'cause you haven't taken a fall.
You can't explain the feeling, you can't explain the ache
You just know you're bending, and you're finally gonna break.
Pre-Chorus
So what do you do when the mirror is a lie?
Do you keep the peace for them, or do you fight to stay alive?
Chorus
Imagine wearing a winter coat in the blazing summer sun
And everybody tells you that you’re the lucky one
Imagine holding your breath for half of your life
Just to play the part, just to avoid the knife!
I didn't change who I was to put on a show
I changed everything because I just... know.
You take off the coat, or you suffocate in the heat.
I just wanted to stand on my own two feet.
Verse 2
They ask me, "Are you sure?" They ask me, "Is it real?"
Like I need a committee to tell me how I feel.
But you don't ask the drowning if they really need the air
You don't ask the freezing if they have a spark to spare!
The hardest part was knowing I might break somebody's heart
But the only way to save myself was tearing it apart.
Pre-Chorus
So what do you do when the mirror is a lie?
Do you keep the peace for them, or do you fight to stay alive?
Chorus
Imagine wearing a winter coat in the blazing summer sun
And everybody tells you that you’re the lucky one!
Imagine holding your breath for half of your life
Just to play the part, just to avoid the knife!
I didn't change who I was to put on a show
I changed everything because I just... know.
You take off the coat, or you suffocate in the heat.
I just wanted to stand on my own two feet!
Bridge
And the first time I looked in the glass...
And the stranger was gone, and the fever had passed...
It wasn't some big firework, it wasn't a parade.
It was just the quiet peace of the choice that I made.
It was waking up normal.
It was letting out the breath.
It was choosing to live, and stepping back from the edge!
Chorus
Imagine wearing a winter coat in the blazing summer sun!
And everybody tells you that you’re the lucky one!
Imagine holding your breath for half of your life!
I am done playing the part, I am done with the strife!
I didn't change who I was to put on a show!
I changed everything because I just... know!
I took off the coat, I stepped out of the heat!
Outro
I'm finally standing on my own two feet.
Yeah, I let out the breath.
I just knew.