Facing My Fear

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] There's a room I locked long ago Inside lived the shadow of my childhood [Verse 1] My hand turned the lock slowly The hinge creaked like a sigh That silence wasn't as ugly as I feared Just standing there, waiting to be seen once [Pre-Chorus] I switched on the light instead of running The light dimmed the silence [Chorus] I met my fear today Standing face to face, not hiding behind the door I met my fear today I named it and watched it shrink [Verse 2] I pulled up a chair and sat down Told the silence we've both grown up now I flung the window wide open Letting the fresh air lift some of the weight [Chorus] I met my fear today Standing face to face, not hiding behind the door I met my fear today I named it and watched it shrink [Bridge] Fear doesn't vanish when we hide It only shrinks when we stand as adults I close the door on my timid childhood [Chorus] I met my fear today Standing face to face, not hiding behind the door I met my fear today I named it and watched it shrink [Outro] I've met my fear now It's no longer a dark silence [Fade Out] [End]