I'm Coming Out

Intro

la-la-la (la, la)

soft breath, soft breath — alright, alright

la-la-la (la, la)

Verse

I practiced in the mirror, practiced in the dark

words caught in my throat like a secret in my pocket

I wore other names, I wore other marks

traded quiet smiles for someone else's sonnet

Small town, big sky, I learned to look away

counting colors that I didn't get to say

but there's a light in my bones that keeps turning on

and tonight I can't pretend it's gone (no, no)

Pre-chorus

My hands are shaking but my voice is steady (steady)

my chest is loud like a drum (like a drum)

I've been hiding from a truth too ready

but I'm learning how to come undone (come undone)

Chorus

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (oh-oh) -- yeah

I'm saying her name, I'm saying her name (say it) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out)

I'm not sorry, I'm not sorry (no, no)

love is simple, love is simple (uh-huh)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

Verse

First time I saw her laugh I forgot the rules

stumbled through a sentence, tripped on every line

we traded cigarettes and late-night truths

held each other's stories like a secret shrine

I learned to like the way her hand fit mine

learned to call the feeling something kind

and all the small alarms that told me to be small

fell one by one — I let them fall (let them fall)

Pre-chorus

I dialed a number with raw, shaking hope (hope)

said the words and then I held my breath (held my breath)

the world was watching like a camera on a rope

but I picked myself up and met the test (met the test)

Chorus

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (oh-oh) -- yeah

I'm saying her name, I'm saying her name (say it) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out)

I'm not sorry, I'm not sorry (no, no)

love is simple, love is simple (uh-huh)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

Bridge

They said be careful, they said be smart

but they never felt this honest beating in my heart (in my heart)

Mama's eyes were wide, she swallowed like a tide

but then she took my hand and she said, "You're mine"

My friends all gathered, we laughed into the night

we made a little map of how to hold the light (hold the light)

I'm learning how to love loud and tender

learn to say her name like it's a new surrender (yeah, yeah)

Chorus

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (oh-oh) -- yeah

I'm saying her name, I'm saying her name (say it) -- yeah

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (I'm coming out)

I'm not sorry, I'm not sorry (no, no)

love is simple, love is simple (uh-huh)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

I'm coming out, I'm coming out (come on)

Outro

la-la-la (la, la)

soft breath, sof