“Be Myself” was written by Daniel Seavey, based on bandmate Jack Avery’s experiences with anxiety earlier in 2020, as well as his own.
In an interview with the Zach Sang Show on release day, the band talked about how the song came to be, following an open and honest conversation with each other on...
[Verse 1: Daniel Seavey]
Where do I start?
All these thoughts inside my head collide
And I decide I'm stayin' in tonight
They say, "Follow your heart"
But it's beating uncontrollably
I can't hear what it's tellin' me this time
[Pre-Chorus: Zach Herron]
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
We're walkin' on a rope of worry, and I hope
That I don't fall again, I don't fall
[Chorus: Jack Avery]
Take me somewhere I can be
I can be myself (Be myself)
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
Free to be myself and nothin' else
[Verse 2: Jonah Marais & Daniel Seavey]
I've never had pride
For myself and I'm proud of that
'Cause I know that I'm just somebody else
So why do I try? (Why do I try?)
Try to find my validation in what everybody's sayin'
I need some help
[Pre-Chorus: Zach Herron]
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
We're walkin' on a rope of worry, and I hope
That I don't fall again, I don't fall
[Chorus: Jack Avery & All]
Take me somewhere I can be
I can be myself
Oh, take me somewhere I am free
Free to be myself and nothin' else
[Outro: Corbyn Besson]
We're dancin' on the edge of anxiety's ledge
And I might fall again, I might fall
Be Myself was written by Daniel Seavey.
Be Myself was produced by Daniel Seavey & Jaycen Joshua.
Why Don’t We released Be Myself on Fri Jan 15 2021.
Before COVID hit, I had my first ever panic attack ever and I thought I was having a heart attack. […] Daniel had anxiety too, before. When I told him about mine, he wrote a song about it. […] It’s ridiculous. And Daniel wrote it, the whole thing. It’s a beautiful song.
– Jack Avery via YouTube’s 3...
Jack Avery posted a 44-second snippet to Instagram on January 14, 2020, one day before the album’s release.
『NEW』 “1.15.21 ♥️” — @jackaverymusic via Instagram #TGTATBOTONIGHT pic.twitter.com/OGAmQh20rz— Why Don’t We Updates: TONIGHT (@DailyUpdatesWDW) January 14, 2021