Sometimes I don't know who I amDoubting myself againCan't find a light in the darkAnd I'm finding myself in the rainTryna get out of the painKnow that I've come so farI made a promise, I'll never run and hideI'm getting strongerI'm getting strongerA little longerI'm getting strongerNow I finally found my wingsI let go of everythingDecided to follow my heartAnd I'm finally able to breatheFinally able to seeJust who I was born to beI'm waking up in my dreamUh, oh yeah, that fire's in my eyesNo sleep, you keep them lullabiesCross hearts, I've been the one to rideVroom-vroom, I'll see you later, byeI keep it a hundred, we one in a million, no billionNo kiddin', no ceiling, that's limitlessStars in the sky, we infiniteEnvisioned it, just how I pictured itHere we are, all of the lights, spotlight is blinding my eyesJust breathe and live and let it dieLift up my head, I'ma riseSpread out my wings, I'm a fly, fly highI'm getting strongerI'm getting strongerA little longerI'm getting strongerNow I finally found my wingsI let go of everythingDecided to follow my heartI don't care what they say (say)My life is not a game (game)Never gon' run awaySo don't wake me up (finally able to breathe)Yeah-yeah-yeahCan't wake me up (nothing can wake me up)I'm waking up in my dream
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화자는 "가끔 내가 누군지도 모르겠다"며 자기 의심과 어둠 속에서 길을 찾지 못하는 상태에서 시작한다. 하지만 "I'm getting stronger"를 반복하며 조금씩 고통에서 벗어나 스스로를 믿어가는 과정을 노래한다.
마침내 날개를 찾았다는 구절처럼, 모든 것을 내려놓고 자신의 마음을 따르기로 결심한 뒤 "꿈속에서 깨어난다"는 역설적 표현으로 진짜 자신을 발견한 순간을 그린다. 불안에서 확신으로 나아가는 성장의 서사가 곡의 핵심이다.