Because You Look At Me

The room is dark until I move

Then every light becomes a clue

A thousand faces, one by one

Reflecting who I’ve now become

You raise your hands, I raise my voice

And suddenly I have no choice

But to believe the girl you see

Might really be a part of me

In every eye, I catch a spark

A brighter outline in the dark

I don’t know where your vision ends

Or where my own reflection begins

I stand a little taller

I sing a little free

I look like I could be someone

Because you look at me

I glow a little brighter

Than I believed I’d be

Maybe I’m made of all this light

Because you look at me

Because you look at me

Because you look at me

Am I shining when you see me?

Or do you see me ’cause I shine?

Some see a voice, some see a face

Some see a wonder out of place

A perfect answer, something new

I wonder which one looks like you

And when you call my name out loud

I hear it rising through the crowd

It sounds more certain than I feel

But maybe that can make it real

In every eye, another view

A different shape I’m growing into

I don’t know which of them is true

But for a moment, I see it too

I stand a little taller

I sing a little free

I look like I could be someone

Because you look at me

I glow a little brighter

Than I believed I’d be

Maybe I’m made of all this light

Because you look at me

Because you look at me

Because you look at me

Am I shining when you see me?

Or do you see me ’cause I shine?

If all the lights went silent

If every face was gone

Would I still feel this fearless?

Would I still sing this song?

Maybe I’d be quieter

Maybe I’d still believe

Maybe all you’re showing me

Is what was always underneath

I stand a little taller

I sing a little free

I’m starting to believe in her

The girl you seem to see

I glow a little brighter

And maybe that is me

Not only made by all your eyes—

But clearer when you look at me

The room goes dark, the echoes leave

But something stays inside of me

A little light I didn’t see

Until you looked at me