I can barely hear a sound, it's faded All the words you used to say Tried to keep me down, I'm elevated No more rain on this parade I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind, and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? Tried to find the light between your shadows But it always seemed to fade It took some time for me to learn to let go But I grew stronger from the pain I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? I went deep inside, where monsters hide To free my mind and come out alive Tell me when you kicked me, did you ever think that I would get up? Can you hear me now, so loudly? I'm screaming at the top of my lungs Can you see me now, so proudly? Looking up at what I've become Can you hear me now, up above the crowd? Singing, whoa-whoa Can you hear me now, so loudly? Can you hear me, can you hear me now? Can you hear me, can you hear me now?

I watched my mother miss out on her life All those could-have-beens became her sacrifice But here in the darkness, it's not the future nor the past And 'cause it's meant to be with you, boy, it will last You met me halfway Growing pains, broke some chains in every chapter Now we know what it takes for our ever after Took some lefts, now we right here where we are and I sing This is me now, this is me now And I took my time, lot of winters, summers, baby Had to heal my heart, but I love who I am lately This is me now When I was a girl, they'd ask me what I'd be (what you gon' be?) A woman in love is what I grew up wanting to be (in love's what I wanted to be) It's my melody, the symphony I sing (sing) And your every word gave me strength to follow my dreams (yes, you did) You met me halfway Face to face, tell the truth, no holding back (no holding back) We put in work, overcame all the disasters (all the disasters) Time apart brought us right here where we are (where we're meant to be) And I sing (and I sing) This is me now (love me as I am), this is me now (this is me now) And I took my time (and I took my time) Lot of winters, summers, baby (baby) Had to heal my heart (my heart) But I love who I am lately (had to do it for myself) This is me now (had a lot to learn, had a lot to grow, had to find my way, yeah) Take me as I am (can you?) And I'll take you as you are (and I will) And we'll build this life together, I found my shooting star The double the shine, the greener the diamond One of a kind, the clearer the timing Ain't nothin' change, you know paps goin' crazy Beep-beep, pull up in a black Bugazzi Baby got a love that'll last forever Old tingz, new tingz, it's a new level All gas, no brakes, you could come rev it Baby, you know when you want me I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready This is me now, this is me now

Cryin' babies on the doorstep, Helpless as can be, Lady of the evening, Set your mind free. Grown up in a ghetto, Never seen a tree, oh... If you don't understand The words to this song It's on you, It's on me If you don't understand The words to this song It's on you, It's on me, yeah If you try to make it better, Try to pull it in You take it from your pocket, You'll take it from within, yeah You'll take it from your pride, y'all, You're right back where you been, yeah. It's sort of like a seesaw Up and down again. The key is in vacation? If you don't understand The words to this song, It's on you, It's on me If you don't understand, Don't get me wrong, It's on you, It's on me, yeah. (Sax solo) If you don't understand The words to this song, It's on me, It's on you, yeah. If you don't understand, Don't get me wrong, It's on you It's all about you and me, ya'll (A second sax solo) Cryin' babies On the doorstep Grown up in a ghetto, Never seen a tree If you don't understand The words to this song, It's on me, It's on you If you don't understand, Don't get me wrong, It's on me, It's on you