I was six years old   When my parents went away   I was stuck inside a broken life   I couldn't wish away   She was beautiful   She had everything and more   And my escape was hiding out and running for the door   Somebody listen please   It used to be so hard being me      [Chorus]   Living in the shadow   Of someone else's dream   Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me   Living in a nightmare   A never ending sleep   But now that I am wide awake   My chains are finally free   Don't feel sorry for me      All the days collided   One next perfect then the next   I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best   Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize   That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity   So if you're listening   There's so much more to me you haven't seen      [Chorus]   Living in the shadow   Of someone else's dream   Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me   Living in a nightmare   A never-ending sleep   But now that I am wide awake   Then I can finally see   Don't feel sorry for me      Mother, sister, father, sister, mother   Everything's cool now   Mother, sister, father, sister, mother   Everything's cool now   Oh, my life is good   I've got more than anyone should   Oh, my life is good   And the past is in the past      [Chorus]   I was living in the shadow   Of someone else's dream   Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me   I'm living in a new day   I'm living it for me   And now that I am wide awake   Ya, I can finally be   So don't feel sorry for me   Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me   Don't feel sory, don;t feel sorry for me      Living in, living in, living in a shadow   Living in, living in, living in a new day