G 
I was six years old 
G7 
When my parents went away 
C                        D 
I was stuck inside a broken life 
 
I couldn't wish away 
     G 
She was beautiful 
G7                      C 
She had everything and more 
                   D                          C 
And my escape was hiding out and running for the door 
C                 D 
Somebody listen please 
C                           D 
It used to be so hard being me 
D             G 
Living in the shadow 
                  G7 
Of someone else's dream 
                 C                                  D 
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me 
              G 
Living in a nightmare 
               G7 
A never-ending sleep 
                   C 
But now that I am wide awake 
                    D 
My chains are finally free 
                   G 
Don't feel sorry for me 
 
G 
All the days collided 
G7 
One less perfect than the next 
C                   D                                         G 
I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best 
                    G7                C 
Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize 
                             D              C 
That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity 
C               D 
So if you're listening 
C                                D 
There's so much more to me you haven't seen 
                  G 
Living in the shadow 
                    G7 
Of someone else's dream 
                       C                             D 
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me 
G 
Living in a nightmare 
                 G7 
A never-ending sleep 
                        C 
But now that I am wide awake 
      D 
Then I can finally be me 
               G 
Don't feel sorry- 
 
C 
Mother, sister, father, sister, mother 
G 
Everything's cool now 
C 
Mother, sister, father, sister, mother 
G 
Everything's cool now 
D 
Oh, my life is good 
C 
I've got more than anyone should 
D 
Oh, my life is good 
C 
And the past in the past 
G 
I was living in the shadow 
                   G7 
Of someone else's dream 
                  C                                     D 
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me 
                   G 
I'm living in a new day 
                  G7 
I'm living it for me 
                        C 
And now that I am wide awake 
                   D 
Then I can finally be 
                   G 
Don't feel sorry for me 
G7                                      C 
Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me 
G                                       G7 
Living in, living in, living in the shadow 
C                                     D 
Living in, living in, living in a new day