There Was A Girl I

You Can Try To Steal The Thunder All You Want, It Just Reminds People I'm The Lightning. You Rumble In The Distance. I Light Up The Sky.

I Was Not A Silly Kid Or Outgoing. In Fact, I Suffered From Quite A Bit Of Anxiety. I Used To Have Panic Attacks When I Was A Teenager, Really Incapacitating Moments, Because I Had Some Phobias.

Sometimes, Like We All Do, I Look At Myself In The Mirror. Sometimes I Cry. Like A Really Hard Cry Like You Just Watch Yourself Cry But Then You're Done And You're Just Glowing And You're Staring At Yourself.

I Want To Be Able To Challenge Myself. And Do Things That Are Away From What I Usually Do. Stand-up Is Safe For Me. I Can Do Stand-up In Front Of Twenty-five Thousand People, And I'm Like, "i Know How To Do This. This Is What I Do." I Want To Be A Little Scared.

Even When I Go To A Salad Bar, I Need To Feel Like I'm One Of The First People There.