Be Myself Lyrics
Where do I start?
All these thoughts inside my head collide
And I decide I'm stayin' in tonight
They say, "Follow your heart"
But it's beating uncontrollably
I can't hear what it's tellin' me this time
[Pre-Chorus: Zach Herron]
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
We're walkin' on a rope of worry, and I hope
That I don't fall again, I don't fall
[Chorus: Jack Avery]
Take me somewhere I can be
I can be myself (Be myself)
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
Free to be myself and nothin' else
[Verse 2: Jonah Marais & Daniel Seavey]
I've never had pride
For myself and I'm proud of that
'Cause I know that I'm just somebody else
So why do I try? (Why do I try?)
Try to find my validation in what everybody's sayin'
I need some help
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
We're walkin' on a rope of worry, and I hope
That I don't fall again, I don't fall
[Chorus: Jack Avery & All]
Take me somewhere I can be
I can be myself
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
Free to be myself and nothin' else
[Outro: Corbyn Besson]
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
About
“Be Myself” was written by Daniel Seavey, based on bandmate Jack Avery’s experiences with anxiety earlier in 2020, as well as his own.
In an interview with the Zach Sang Show on release day, the band talked about how the song came to be, following an open and honest conversation with each other on how they were feeling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lyrics from the track were first teased by Avery in the first episode of the band’s YouTube Originals series, 30 Days With: Why Don’t We.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Before COVID hit, I had my first ever panic attack ever and I thought I was having a heart attack. […] Daniel had anxiety too, before. When I told him about mine, he wrote a song about it. […] It’s ridiculous. And Daniel wrote it, the whole thing. It’s a beautiful song.
– Jack Avery via YouTube’s 30 Days With: Why Don’t We
Jack Avery posted a 44-second snippet to Instagram on January 14, 2020, one day before the album’s release.
- 2.Slow Down
- 3.Lotus Inn
- 4.Be Myself
- 5.Love Song
- 6.Grey
- 7.For You
- 8.I’ll Be Okay
- 9.Look at Me
- 10.Stay
