Ode to Self-Love Lyrics

Once lived a boy who was lost in his dreams

'Cause the real world was boring and sad

Life was a stage with the curtain un-raised

And praise was a quick pull away

So he learned how to sing

And some folks said nice things

And it was there that he started to fall

Could this be love, could this be love, could this be

Feet hit the floor, he was thirsty for more

And the future became all he had

He'd work for tomorrow and fight through the sorrow

When things didn't go how he planned

And he lost what was true

When anxiety grew like a monster he couldn't ignore

Where is the love, where is the love, where is the

Boy meets a girl who likes other boys more

And he thinks that the problem is him

So he strives for perfection so he'll be accepted

But somehow, he never is

He dreams of a wife and a cul-de-sac life

Like the one that he knew as a child

Searching for love, searching for love, searching for love

Boy turns to man when he understands

Love isn't something we earn

We are enough but this world's awfully fucked

And there's a hell of a lot to unlearn

So he writes songs with his friends

With a freedom within

And that's where this story unfolds

Oh, what a love, beautiful love, beautiful