Phoenix
Minerve Lyrics

Everyday you see me happy
I try hard to appear happy in front of everyone every day

I'm the coolest guy in town
I try hard to seem the coolest guy in town in order to hide my true feelings

But I feel inside of me
Deep down inside myself, I know the happy appearance is just a façade

It's all pretend
I'm just pretending to be happy when instead I'm struggling inside

Yes I know its not so easy
I'm aware that breaking free from pretending and being true to myself is a tough task to accomplish

To break out and leave this way
It's hard to leave my old ways of pretending and embrace my true feelings

But my world is getting smaller
As time passes, I feel trapped in my old ways of pretending and I fear I'm running out of time to change myself

Day by day
The feeling of being trapped in my old ways is growing stronger with each passing day

And I know its time for changes
I know deep in my heart that it's time for me to change and start being true to myself

But I cannot stop to hurt myself
I'm so accustomed to pretending and hiding my true feelings that even the idea of opening up and accepting my feelings is terrifying for me

And I feel a fire burning
I feel a strong urge to change, to be true to myself, and shed my fake persona, but I'm afraid of the burning sensation that comes with it

But no matter what I do it hurts
No matter how hard I try or how much progress I make, it always feels like an uphill battle, and it hurts

Like a phoenix from the ashes
Like a phoenix that is reborn after death by rising from its ashes, I want to be reborn as a better, more authentic version of myself

I will rise and spread my wings to fly
I'm determined to rise above my fake persona, embrace my true self, and soar high like a bird that just learned how to fly

And I leave it all behind me lost in the sky
I want to forget my old self and move on from my past mistakes and regrets by leaving them behind like a blur in the sky

I will try to fly like heaven high
I'm going to aim high, fly high and be proud of myself for trying to change myself and be true to me

Want to leave it all behind me
I want to leave my old self and my old ways behind me and start anew

Rising up to the sky
I'm lifting myself up like a phoenix and moving forward to break free from my old ways and be true to myself

Every time I say to myself
Every time I tell myself

I don't need my foolish friends
I don't need friends who only accept me for my fake persona

Then I know when I look in the mirror
When I look at myself in the mirror

Its all pretend
I realize that I'm just pretending by putting up an act that hides my true self

And I feel its not so easy
I realize that it's not easy to stop pretending and accept my true self

Its hard to leave my selfish way
It's not easy to break free from my old ways of pretending because I've become accustomed to them and it feels like a selfish thing to do.

But the words are getting closer
The words, the call to be true to myself, are getting louder and closer with each passing day

Day by day
The call to be true to myself is growing stronger every day