First time I saw them on a tiny screen
Late night
Light off
Chasing some dream
Nine girls laughing like it's nothing at all
Didn't know then they would catch my fall
Every comeback
Every color
Every stage they climb
I'm growing up in the margins of their timeline
When they stumble
When they stand again
Feels like I'm learning how to stand as a friend
I'm once
I'm here
I chose this story
All their scars and all their glory
From the tears in the practice room
To the lights in a crowded noon
I'm once
I'm loud
I'm singing with them
Every chapter
I'm defending
It's not just a song to me
It's the way they taught my heart to breathe
Behind the pretty
There were sleepless nights
Missed calls home and the harsh stage lights
Rumors flew like winter rain
But they laughed through the ache
Danced through the pain
When they shake
But still bow and smile
I feel brave
Just to stay awhile
If they can shine with the weight they hold
Maybe I can turn my fear to gold
I'm once
I'm here
I chose this story
All their scars and all their glory
From the tears in the practice room
To the lights in a crowded noon
I'm once
I'm loud
I'm singing with them
Every chapter
I'm defending
It's not just a song to me
It's the way they taught my heart to breathe
Who was I
Before that first fan chant?
Quiet kid
Thinking "I just can't"
Now my voice is shaking in the sea of light
But I still raise my hand in the dark of night (hey!).
I'm once
I'm here
I chose this story
All their scars and all their glory
From the tears in the practice room
To the lights in a crowded noon
I'm once
I'm loud
I'm singing with them
Every chapter
I'm defending
It's not just a song to me
It's the way they taught my heart to breathe