Cashing my tears for forgiveness
Trading my shame for freedom
Tired of suffering for the same reason it didn't work
I'm trying something different
Healing got me lookin' for freedom
Happiness it used to be fleeting
History was always repeating
Not anymore

I'm trying to survive
This doesn't have to mean the growing part is over
No, it's not black and white, it's all colors
That I just discovered
Now I'm trying to survive
Trying to survive (ah)

I used to live in fear that I would always slip
But living for perfection is not living
I ran a little slower, now I'm stumbling
A beautiful and magical beginning
The cure makes me seek freedom
Happiness used to be fleeting
History always repeating
Not anymore

I'm trying to survive
This doesn't have to mean the growing part is over
No, it's not black and white, it's all colors
That I just discovered
Now I'm trying to survive
Trying to survive

Trading judgment for freedom
I found something new to believe in
Something inside me screaming
Don't be so hard on yourself. Look up, something has changed
My heavy spirit rose
I found myself
I'm trying to survive, it doesn't have to mean the growing part is over
No, it's not black and white, it's all colors
That I just discovered (yeah, yeah)
Now I'm trying to survive
Trying to survive, trying to survive, trying to survive