Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over Album Lyrics

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Dancing with the Devil

Oh
It's just a little red wine, I'll be fine
Not like I wanna do this every night
I've been good, don't I deserve it?
I think I earned it, feels like it's worth it
In my mind, mind

Twisted reality, hopeless insanity
I told you I was okay but I was lying

I was dancing with the devil, out of control
Almost made it to heaven, it was closer than you know
Playing with the enemy, gambling with my soul
It's so hard to say no, when you're dancing with the devil
Ooh yeah, yeah

It's just a little white line, I'll be fine
But soon that little white line is a little glass pipe
Tinfoil remedy, almost got the best of me
I keep praying I don't reach the end of my lifetime, mm

Twisted reality, hopeless insanity
I told you I was okay but I was lying

I was dancing with the devil, out of control
Almost made it to heaven, it was closer than you know
Playing with the enemy, gambling with my soul
It's so hard to say no, when you're dancing with the devil

Thought I knew my limit, yeah
I thought that I could quit it, yeah
I thought that I could walk away easily
But here I am falling down on my knees
Praying for better days
To come and wash this pain away
Could you please forgive me?
Lord, I'm sorry for dancing with the devil
Ooh yeah, yeah

Dancing with the devil, out of control
Almost made it to heaven, it was closer than you know
Playing with the enemy, gambling with my soul
It's so hard to say no, when you're dancing with the devil
Ooh yeah, yeah

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ICU (Madison's Lullaby)

I didn't want those innocent eyes
To watch me fall from grace
Tried to protect you
I want to direct you
To keep you from my mistakes

Yeah, I want to be the one
You look up to when you wanna run
I want you to see my face
Whenever you're feeling out of place
You can pick up the phone
If you're ever feeling scared and alone
I'll be the one to

Tuck your hair behind your ear
Until you fall asleep
I'll say a prayer and keep you near
You're always here with me

I promise, I'll be there
Don't worry
'Cause I was blind but now I see
Clearly, I see you

Sometimes, I can see myself in the little things you do
But I'm not afraid that you'll lose your way
'Cause I believe in you, yeah

You're gonna be the one
Who's strong enough, who can overcome
Anything in your way
I look to you and you give me strength
Always my baby girl
Already know you're gon' change the world
And I will still be there to

Tuck your hair behind your ear
Until you fall asleep
I'll say a prayer and keep you near
You're always there with me

I promise, I'll be there
Don't worry
'Cause I was blind but now I see
Clearly, I see you

I see you, I see you
Oh

I love you, Demi
I love you, too

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Intro

I asked if anyone could hear me
As I danced with the devil
And because of that I was blind but now I see
Let me take you on a journey
One that sheds the skin of my past
And embodies the person I am today
This is the Art Of Starting Over

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The Art of Starting Over

I'm like a watch, I'm unwinding like a clock
It's okay if I don't know what the time is
I just woke up from drinking out half of a cup
The universe was trying to remind me

Give me a pen
I'm rewriting another ending
It didn't turn out the way that I wanted

I had the armor
I wore it march into summer
But the arrow hit me right where the heart is

I guess I'm mastering the art of
Starting over
Starting over
New beginnings can be lonely
Thank god I got me to hold me
Starting over, over

He was the cure I was ready to be sure
So I let him deeper under the surface
But it didn't long to realize
That the woman in me does not cry
For a man who is a boy, and he does not deserve this

I guess I'm mastering the art of
Starting over
Starting over
New beginnings can be lonely
Thank god I got me to hold me
Starting over, over

I let the darkness
I let the darkness out
I let the darkness
Oh, oh, oh, oh

I let the darkness
I let the darkness out
I let the darkness
Oh, oh, oh, oh

I let the darkness
I let the darkness out
I let the darkness
Oh, oh, oh, oh

I let the darkness
I let the darkness out
I let the darkness
Oh, oh, oh, oh

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Lonely People

I'm an island
I'm alone but I'm alive

Candy Apple
I went home without a prize

They're all laughing
Keep on laughing, so am I

I'm an island
I'm alone but I'm alive

Crying doesn't make you charming
Only thing I'm not is sorry
Dancing at a pity party
At a pity party

Yes, we're all lonely people
Yes, we're all lonely people
Romeo has no sequel
Yes, we're all lonely people

All that love is
Is a means to an end
I'm always finding
Broken hearts instead
All that love is
Is a means to an end
Romeo and Juliet are dead

Crying doesn't make you charming
Only thing I'm not is sorry
Dancing at a pity party
At a pity party

Yes, we're all lonely people
Yes, we're all lonely people (yes, we are)
Romeo has no sequel
Yes, we're all lonely people

Yes, we're all lonely people
Yes, we're all lonely people
Romeo has no sequel
Yes, we're all lonely people

All that love is
Is a means to an end
I'm always finding
Broken hearts instead
All that love is
Is a means to an end
I'm always finding
Broken hearts instead

It's really scary
Truth is we all die alone
So you better love yourself before you go

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The Way You Don't Look at Me

Hmm, I've lost ten pounds in two weeks
'Cause I told me I shouldn't eat
I gained a new vice way more than twice
I've slept on bathroom floors
I lost my temper and locked in my fingers
Looking for answers there aren't really answers for

And I've been to hell and back
But this isn't that

'Cause when you say nothing
It's much worse than things I've overcome and
This hurts harder than my time in heaven
You don't think I see
The way
You don't look at me

Turned off the TV
I close the windows
So tell me what's on your mind
That makes you so selective
I'm not afraid of natural disasters
But I'm so scared if I undress
That you won't love me after

And I've been to hell and back
But this isn't that

'Cause when you say nothing
It's much worse than things I've overcome and
This hurts harder than my time in heaven
You don't think I see
The way
You don't look at me

The way you don't look at me
The way you don't look at me

Yeah, I've been to hell and back
But this isn't that
As a matter of fact
As a matter of fact

'Cause when you say nothing
It's much worse than things I've overcome and
This hurts harder than my time in heaven
You don't think I see
The way
You don't look at me

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Melon Cake

There was a time
I was living as a prisoner inside my own mind
And there was a time
Where the cat and mouse tried to make me
Barbie sized and I obliged

Pulled leather over my eyes in a hundred degree heat
People out here getting fired for chocolate in the back seat
(It's a true story)
I had too much of my fill and turns out it wasn't cheap
People always hung around who only wanted skin deep

And now I'm saying
No more melon cakes on birthdays
No more barricades in doorways
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

You could find me
Starving for attention most days
Amongst others things, god help me
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

No more melon cake
There was a time
I was pulled in all directions and forgot about mine
But I wouldn't wish
Those thoughts on my worst enemy
They make you wish you don't exist

Pulled leather over my eyes in a hundred degree heat
People out here getting fired for chocolate in the back seat
I had too much of my fill and turns out it wasn't cheap
People always hung around who only wanted skin deep

And now I'm saying
No more melon cakes on birthdays
No more barricades in doorways
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

You could find me
Starving for attention most days
Amongst others things, god help me
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

No more melon cake (ha, ha)
No more melon cake (ha, ha)
No more melon cake (ha, ha)
No more melon cake (ha, ha)

Dear little me
I'm sorry that it took so long
But, baby, you're free

And now I'm saying
No more melon cakes on birthdays
No more barricades in doorways
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

You could find me
Starving for attention most days
Amongst others things, god help me
Finally get to do things my way
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

No more melon cake

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Met Him Last Night

Late at night
I'm sippin' as you pass me by
Red or white?
You pour another, say, "It's fine"

I don't believe in you
(I, I don't believe that)
'Cause I know just how you do
(I, I seen it right through)

I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
Had conversation, yeah, I think he's alright
Seemed kinda funny, yeah, he kinda my type (kinda my type)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
One conversation, now he's spendin' the night
I think I love him, though I know it ain't right

You got me f*cked up
I won't let this happen again
(Mm, yeah)
This the last time
You won't take advantage of my innocence (mm, yeah)

I don't believe in you
(I, I don't believe that)
Disguised but I see right through
(I, I seen it right through)

I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
Had conversation, yeah, I think he's alright
Seemed kinda funny, yeah, he kinda my type (kinda my type)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
One conversation, now he's spendin' the night
I think I love him, though I know it ain't right
Though I know it ain't right

How can I ever believe him? (Yeah)
The one that could be so deceiving (yeah)
Boy, you were my only vice
I never feel this way
Won't be no hostage, I'm leavin' (yeah)
Boy, you just gave me a reason
No, I never thought I'd be the one
No, I never thought I'd be the one to fall
Watch me bounce before I give you my all
So I promise, tonight is the last call

I don't believe in you
(I, I don't believe that)
Disguised but I see right through
(I, I seen it right through)

I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
Had conversation, yeah, I think he's alright
Seemed kinda funny, yeah, he kinda my type (kinda my type)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I've seen the devil, yeah, I met him last night
One conversation, now he's spendin' the night
I think I love him, though I know it ain't right
(Ain't right, ain't right, ain't right, no)

(Mm-mm-mm) (oh, whoa)
(Mm-mm-mm)
(Mm-mm-mm)
Oh, hey, hey, yeah, yeah

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What Other People Say

Thought when I grew up
I would be the same as the ones who gave me my last name
I would not give in, I would not partake
In the same old drugs everyone else takes

I'm better than that, I'm better than that
I'm living my life so I go to heaven and never come back
But look where I'm at, look where I'm at
I'm living the life that I said I wouldn't, I wanna go back

I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away
But now I'm all f*cked up out in LA
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name
But it's been so long since I last prayed
And now I'm all f*cked up and my heart's changed
'Cause I care more about what other people say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I care more about what other people say

I wish I could shelter the boy I knew
From the constant hell I put him through
'Cause I'm all grown up and I'm black and blue
I could use some tape, I could use some glue

I'm better than that, I'm better than that
I should be living my life so I go to heaven and never come back

I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away
But now I'm all f*cked up out in LA
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name
But it's been so long since I last prayed
And now I'm all f*cked up and my heart's changed
'Cause I care more about what other people say
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I care more about what other people say

Thought when I grew up
I would be the same as the ones who gave me my last name

I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away (far away)
But now I'm all f*cked up out in LA (out in LA)
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name (God's name)
But it's been so long since I last prayed (since I last prayed)
And now I'm all f*cked up and my heart's changed (and my heart changed)
'Cause I care more about what other people say (what other people say)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, no, no)
'Cause I care more about what other people say

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Carefully

Approach with caution I can get overwhelming
But in the best way
So, babe, if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully

Intoxicating
My insecurities don't take vacations
So, babe, if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully

'Cause I'm strong in a way
That I know how to show you my fragile, oh
She'll be gone in a minute
If you don't think you're lucky to have her

So
If you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
I could be your favorite dream
Baby, nobody could love you like I do

Yeah, I'm impressive
I know my superpowers
Now you're invested
I know you wanna come and lay with me
Fall asleep right next to me

I'm only human
I spent the last years running
But since I met you, I ain't running from nothing
Baby, you could be
Just exactly what I need

'Cause I'm strong in a way
That I know how to show you my fragile
I'll be gone in a minute
If you don't know how lucky your hands are

So if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
This could be my favorite dream
Tell me nobody could love me like you do, oh

Forever doesn't seem long enough anymore (don't mess things up)
No, forever doesn't seem long enough anymore

No, forever doesn't seem long enough anymore, oh-oh
No, forever doesn't seem long enough anymore, oh-oh
No, forever doesn't seem long enough anymore

So if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
I could be your favorite dream
Nobody could love you like I do

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The Kind of Lover I Am

I'm the type to wear you out and make you dream in different sounds
I'm the type the morning after your sister wants around

I might not believe in monogamy
The moment I fall, that's it for me
I get obsessed with no jealousy
That's the kinda lover I am

Doesn't matter, you're a woman or a man
That's the kind of lover I am
You can safely put your heart in my hands
That's the kind of lover I am

I'm not the type to call you out and fight in front of your friends
But oh lord, we'll be having some words in my Mercedes Benz

I might not believe in monogamy
The moment I fall, that's it for me
I get obsessed with no jealousy
That's the kinda lover I am

Doesn't matter, you're a woman or a man
That's the kind of lover I am
You can safely put your heart in my hands
That's the kind of lover I am

I'll hold you, console you, really get to know you
I'll hold you, console you, every night I'll show you
With the passion of a one night stand
That's the kind of lover I am

Doesn't matter, you're a woman or a man
That's the kind of lover I am (or you can be anything in-between)
You can safely put your heart in my hands
That's the kind of lover I am

I'll hold you, console you, really get to know you
I'll hold you, console you, every night I'll show you
With the passion of a one night stand
That's the kind of lover I am

You know, I've been really good on my own lately
Like I don't need anybody or anything
I'm feeling good by myself
But if somebody comes along
And they just look at me the right way
And they tell the right joke
I don't care if you've got a dick
I don't care if you've got a WAP
I-I just want to love
You know what I'm saying
Like I just wanna f*cking share my life with someone at some point
Right now I'm good though
I don't need anybody I'm good

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Easy

I'll leave through the gift shop
I'm keeping all my souvenirs
Keychain and a cough drop
Postcards say, "I wish that you were here"
And I'll tell you not to worry
To make sure that you believe in me
But the hardest part of leaving
Is to make it look so easy
To make it look so easy, yeah

The hardest part of leaving
Is accepting all the reasons
That somehow we keep repeating endlessly
And the hardest part of leaving
Is to hold the heavy breathing back
From showing you how hard it is for me
To make it look so easy

I'll leave through the side streets
Right by the house where you grew up
Our names in the concrete
They're lasting way longer than us
I'm looking for the high road
I'm smiling just in case you see
'Cause the hardest part of leaving
Is to make it look so easy, yeah
To make it look so easy, yeah

The hardest part of leaving
Is accepting all the reasons
That somehow we keep repeating endlessly, oh
And the hardest part of leaving
Is to hold the heavy breathing back
From showing you how hard it is for me
To make it look so easy

I hope you forgive me
Even though I'm not apologizing
I will try to do the same for you, oh
I hope you'll forgive me
For the nights that I'll be fantasizing
Hoping that you're thinking 'bout me too

The hardest part of leaving
Is accepting the reasons
That somehow we keep repeating endlessly

The hardest part of leaving
Is to hold the heavy breathing back
From showing you how hard it is for me
To make it look so easy
I wish I could make it look easy
So I'll leave through the gift shop
I'm keeping all my souvenirs

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15 Minutes

Change your colors so fast
Tried to turn my friends into friends of the past
Always putting you first
Could've been your future
But you didn't even care about me like that

'Cause you were looking for fifteen minutes, yeah
Now you got fifteen minutes, yeah
Pack your stuff, you can come and get it, yeah
Ain't goodbye but it's good riddance
You got fifteen minutes
Hope you enjoyed your fifteen minutes

I'm not innocent
I'm know I'm a headache but I'm working on it
It should be an honor
I even had the time to bother
But this is where the sand in the hour glass ends

'Cause you were looking for fifteen minutes, yeah
Now you got fifteen minutes, yeah
Packed your stuff, you can come and get it, oh yeah
Ain't goodbye but it's good riddance
You got fifteen minutes
Hope you enjoyed your fifteen minutes

Praying in Malibu
Praying in Malibu
How could you?
How could you?

Praying in Malibu
Praying in Malibu
I hope it saved you

Praying in Malibu
Praying in Malibu
How could you?
How could you?

Crying in Malibu

While you were looking for fifteen minutes
Now you got fifteen minutes
Packed your stuff, you can come and get it
Ain't goodbye but it's good riddance
You got fifteen minutes
Hope you enjoy your fifteen minutes, oh woo

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My Girlfriends Are My Boyfriend

(Go, go, go, go)

I found the love of my life
Wait, I mean the loves of my life
My soulmates, my angels
My reasons I'm grateful
Don't need a ring or a vow
I got my day ones around
They're perfect, they're priceless
Forever, like diamonds

I buy flowers for my girls
Then I shower them in pearls
After everything that I've been through

My girlfriends are my boyfriend
Ain't nobody know me better
'Til forever do us part
Yeah, we'll be partying together
All my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But they won't mess up my makeup
Yeah, my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But we're never gonna break up

Girl-girl-girlfriends are my girlfriends
Boyfriend is my (boyfriend is my)
Girlfriends are boy-girlfriends
Boyfriend is my (boyfriend is my)

The only lie I'ma do
Is lying down in my room
The friendship's romantic
If we're crying, we're laughing
I don't have to impress
Don't even have to wear less
Unless we go swimming
And dip in the moonlight

A reservation made for eight
Is way better than two plates
After everything that I've been through

My girlfriends are my boyfriend
Ain't nobody know me better
'Til forever do us part
Yeah, we'll be partying together

All my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But they won't mess up my makeup
Yeah, my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But we're never gonna break up

Girl-girl-girlfriends are my girlfriends
Boyfriend is my (boyfriend is my)
Girlfriends are boy-girlfriends
Boyfriend is my (boyfriend is my)

Saweetie
My girls doing it well
Cop whatever for my ladies 'cause they D4L
They my wifeys for lifey
They my BFFL's
They ain't waitin' for no diamonds, they can buy it themselves
And they loyal to the soil, gotta keep 'em spoiled
Got a team full of queens, bad, bougie, and royal
And they always got my back like a chiropract
You should be afraid if you cross any one of my girlfriends
Number one, never two, chicks over dicks, AP on the watch, LV on the fit
Goin' through a breakup, here's some makeup, tell her pick her face up
Help her get her cake up, hit the jeweler, heard his name was Jacob
(I know that's right)

My girlfriends are my boyfriend
Ain't nobody know me better
'Til forever do us part
Yeah, we'll be partying together
All my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But they won't mess up my makeup
Yeah, my girlfriends are my boyfriend
But we're never gonna break up

Girl-girl-girlfriends are my girlfriends
Boyfriend is my (boyfriend is my)
Girlfriends are boy-girlfriends
Boyfriend is my

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California Sober

Cashin' in my chips for forgiveness
Trading in my shame for perspective
Tired of being known for my sickness
It didn't work, I'm tryin' something different, I

Healing got me lookin' for freedom
Happiness it used to be fleeting
History was always repeating
Not anymore

I'm California sober
It doesn't have to mean the growin' part is over
No, it ain't black or white, it's all of the colors
That I only just discovered, now
I'm California sober
California Sober

I
Used to live in fear of always slipping
But living for perfection isn't living, I
I ran a little slower, now I'm tripping, I
A beautiful and magical beginning, I

Healing got me lookin' for freedom
Happiness, it used to be fleeting
History was always repeating
Not anymore

I'm California sober
It doesn't have to mean the growin' part is over
No, it ain't black or white, it's all of the colors
That I only just discovered, now
I'm California sober
California Sober

Trading judgment for freedom
Found somethin' new to believe in
Somethin' inside of me screamin'
Don't be so hard on yourself

Look up, somethin' has shifted
My heavy spirit is lifted
I found myself

I'm California sober
Doesn't have to mean the growin' part is over
No, it ain't black or white, it's all of the colors
That I only just discovered, now
I'm California sober
California Sober, I

California Sober, I
California Sober

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Mad World

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello, teacher, tell me, what's my lesson?
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world

Mad world
Mad world

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Butterfly

Used to dread the month of June
'Cause it reminded me of you
It always came around too soon
Not anymore

The part of me I had to find
'Cause it was killing me inside
Yeah, you were always that goodbye
I wasn't ready for

Yeah, I figured this was
Something I'd deal with my whole life
Stuck pushing my past to the side
This is what it's supposed to feel like
Now I look up and I see you in the sky, oh

Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly

Forgiveness is the hardest truth
It's something that you have you to choose
Well, at least I got my heart from you
That much I'm grateful for I know because
You lying taught me about honesty, honesty
You leaving gave me my loyalty, loyalty
I'm growing into who I'm meant to be, oh
No more looking for a sign

This is
Something I'd deal with my whole life
Stuck pushing my past to the side
This is what it's supposed to feel like
Now I look up and I see you in the sky, oh

Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly, butterfly

Oh
It was painful
It was needed
See you changing right in front of me

You were never
Really graceful
Now you're just what you're supposed to be

I can feel you
Like I need to I can see you flying over me
Flying over me

Oh, butterfly, butterfly, butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly

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Good Place

I've been called an emotional disaster
By myself and by so many others after
I had trials and tribulations mastered
Tune it out with a little bit of paint and plaster

When I chose drugs over love
Money over trust, 'til I found us
When I chose lust over love
Danger over trust, 'til I found us

Now I'm in a good place
Took a while to feel this way
No longer have to save face
Reconciled with okay

And with a whole lot of work
Whole lot of hurt, whole lot of grace
Now I'm in a good place

Spent my whole life chasin'
Chasin' just to end up turned around
Took me to dark places
Thought I'd never get out

When I chose drugs over love
Money over trust, 'til I found us
When I chose lust over love
Danger over trust, 'til I found us

Now I'm in a good place
Took a while to feel this way
No longer have to save face
Reconciled with okay

And with a whole lot of work
Whole lot of hurt, whole lot of grace
Now I'm in a good place

Through bad situations, fixed the foundation
And now I'm doin' alright

Through bad situations, fixed the foundation
And now I'm doin' alright

Now I'm in a good place
Took a while to feel this way
No longer have to save face
Reconciled with okay

And with a whole lot of work, whole lot of hurt
Whole lot of grace, yeah
Now I'm in a good place, oh

Now I'm in a good place
Ooh
Now I'm in a good place