I fell in headfirst walked right in
played it so cool yeah tried to fit in
to places that I never belonged
got stuck in situations way too long
If I told you half the things that happened
you'd look back at me laughing
you'd probably never believe me
but what you see is what you get
yeah what you see that's me
so here I am
I finally let my guard down
put my mask away
done with the masquerade
here I am
I stand before you naked
here so insecure
for what it's worth, yeah for what it's worth
here I am
standing here, standing here right in front of you
Here I am...
I'll tell you now I'll never change
another version of the same
I think you know as well as I do
there's nothing I can promise you
I remember when it happened
the day I woke up laughing
that's when I knew I had you
yeah no one can take that away
you're the reason I'm right here today
here I am
I finally let my guard down
put my mask away
done with the masquerade
so here I am
I stand before you naked
here so insecure
and for what it's worth, yeah for what it's worth
here I am
credits
from The sounds between us,
released August 31, 2011
words and music by Ian Flannon Taylor
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