Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You were perfect in the story
I kept writing in my head
All the lines I gave you
Things you never even said
I painted over warnings
Called them "shadows from the past"
Held my breath in make-believe
Tried to make the moment last

[Chorus]
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
Let the cracks show
Let the colors bleed
You are who you are
This is what it is
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
And finally see what's in front of me

[Verse 2]
I was fighting every feeling
Trying to fit them in a frame
Turning "maybe" into "always"
Changing endings
Changing names
But the truth keeps getting louder
Every time I look away
So I'm laying down the highlighter
Letting life be on the page

[Chorus]
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
Let the cracks show
Let the colors bleed
You are who you are
This is what it is
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
And finally see what's in front of me

[Bridge]
It's softer than I thought
But it cuts a little deep
When I trade the dream I wanted
For the facts I get to keep
Still
It feels like breathing
Like light behind my eyes
When I call a thing its own name
I don't have to live a lie (no more)

[Chorus]
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
Let the cracks show
Let the colors bleed
You are who you are
This is what it is
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
And somehow that truth
Hurts less than the script I wrote for you
Clarity comes when I stop editing reality
And finally see what's in front of me