You Don't Know How Beautiful You Are

We learn to wear these masks so young

Like a prison that keeps joy from getting through

And an angry silence grips our tongues

These weapons and our walls become our tombs

We’re the kids who’ve seen the darkness

Always looking for a light

You fall in love and then the rains come down

And only part of you survives

Come surrender your hidden scars

Leave your weapons where they are

You’ve been hiding, but I know your wounded heart

And you don’t know how beautiful you are

I’m tired of hiding who I really am

Underneath these alibis

I want to know who you really are

I want to meet you here tonight

We're not born with these defenses

We’re not destined for this pain

We hide ourselves and put the fig leaves on

But a mask can never cover up this shame

Where we’re headed is a world apart

From where we started, we’ve come so far

I’ll take my chances

Honey, you can have my heart

Cause you don’t know how beautiful you are

Love surrender! (Let your walls come down)

Future gardens from all this rain

Future flowers from present pain

We’re bound together and our lives are bound to change

You don’t know how beautiful you are

And all the ashes from all these dreams

I’ve seen the beauty of fallen leaves

And someday, maybe we’ll find out what it means

And you’ll find out how beautiful you are

Yeah, you’ll find out how beautiful you are