[Verse 1] Name on the page Never fit my shape I kept the old frame And outgrew the cage Mirror got it wrong I knew all along There was more in me Than the name they brought [Pre-Chorus] So I peeled it back Found my own skin Every step I take Feels like I begin [Chorus] I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Say it clear, say it loud I am here, I am now (artist formerly known as) I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Hold my name in your heart I was whole from the start (artist formerly known as) [Verse 2] Tailor cut the seams Till they finally breathed Every color I chose Looked like truth on me Hands used to shake Now they raise my flag I don't ask for space I take mine back [Pre-Chorus] Watch me walk in Unfolding bright What they tried to bury Turns to light [Chorus] I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Say it clear, say it loud I am here, I am now (artist formerly known as) I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Hold my name in your heart I was whole from the start (artist formerly known as) [Bridge] Call me by the name That makes me bloom I carried this sunrise All the way through Not a before Not a mistake I am the line That they could not break [Final Chorus] I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Say it clear, say it loud I am here, I am now (artist formerly known as) I am the artist formerly known as I am the artist formerly known as Hold my name in your heart I was whole from the start (artist formerly known as)
