"Autobiography" lyrics

I used to hate myself for everything I've been through
Like I was damaged goods the world would never want
Too ashamed to see that what is in my rearview
Makes me someone worth remembering when I'm gone

I laughed, I cried, but through the times I wished that I was dead
I found the words to say to someone standing on the ledge

I don't want my music to die with me
'Cause I've been living stories someone else might need
I'm proud of every scar I'm wearing on my sleeve
In my autobiography
Writing every second that I live and breathe
'Cause someday I'll be grateful for the tragedy
And what I do with pain defines my legacy
In my autobiography

I used to keep all of my skeletons in cages
But I've learned the past ain't something to outrun (oh)
Now they've become the ink on all the pages
Reminding others that they're not the only ones

I laughed, I cried, but there were times I wished that I was dead
I found the words to say to someone standing on the ledge

I don't want my music to die with me
'Cause I've been living stories someone else might need
I'm proud of every scar I'm wearing on my sleeve
In my autobiography
Writing every second that I live and breathe
'Cause someday I'll be grateful for the tragedy
And what I do with pain defines my legacy
(In my autobiography)

Don't filter me
Like all the stars we idolize
'Cause souls are saved
When ugly things don't stay inside

I don't want my music to die with me
'Cause I've been living stories someone else might need, hey
Writing every second that I live and breathe
'Cause someday I'll be grateful for the tragedy
And what I do with pain defines my legacy (my legacy)
In my autobiography

Don't filter me
Like all the stars we idolize
'Cause souls are saved
When ugly things don't stay inside