Once & Twice (I Chose This Story)

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