Lyrics of
Be Yourself

The song reflects Chris Cornells reflections on individuality and self-acceptance, influenced by his personal experiences and observations of the world around him.

Someone falls to pieces sleeping all alone, someone kills the pain
Spinning in the silence, she finally drifts away
Someone gets excited in a chapel yard, catches a bouquet
Another lays a dozen white roses on a grave

And To be yourself is all that you can do Heyyy-eeeey
To be yourself is all that you can doooooooooooooooooooooo

Someone finds salvation in everyone, another only pain
Someone tries to hide himself down inside himself he prays
Someone swears his true love until the end of time, another runs away
Separate or united, healthy or insaaaaaaaane

And To be yourself is all that you can do Heyyy-eeeey
To be yourself is all that you can doooooooooooooooooooooo
And To be yourself is all that you can do Heyyy-eeeey
To be yourself is all that you can doooooooooooooooooooooo

Even when you've paid enough
Been put upon or been held up
with every single memory of
The good or bad, faces of luck
don't lose any sleep tonight
I'm sure everything will end up alright
You may win or looooooooooooooooooooooooooose

But to be yourself is all that you can do
Yeah, to be yourself is all that you can do
And To be yourself is all that you can do Heyyy-eeeey
To be yourself is all that you can doooooooooooooooooooooo
To be yourself is all that you can, be yourself is all that you can
Be yourself is all that you can doooooooooooooooooooo