This Is My Now lyrics were written by Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody. The song was the winning entry in the American Idol Songwriting competition announced on May 22, 2007.

This Is My Now lyrics are about personal empowerment and the courage to come out of one's shell and be the person they are meant to be. This Is My Now talks about the difference between living in the past and living in the now.

A song with broad appeal, This Is My Now has lyrics that many can relate to in regard to making the decision about being bogged down in issues of the past or deciding to throw off those issues for a better future. In This Is My Now, the protagonist decides to look inside and stop hiding from themselves and use their internal strength to shed off the yesterdays in lieu of bright tomorrows.

This Is My Now Lyrics
By Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody

There was a time I packed my dreams away.
Living in a shell, hiding from myself.

There was a time when I was so afraid.
I thought I'd reached the end,
Baby that was then
I am made of more than my yesterdays.

This is my now, and I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around,
I can't believe the love I see.
My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts
That was then, this is my now.

Had to decide
was I going to play it safe
or look somewhere deep in inside
try to turn the tide
and find the strength to take that step of faith

This is my now, and I am breathing in the moment.
I look around I can't believe the love I see.
My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts.
That was then, this is my now.

And I have the courage like never before, yeah.
I've settled for less but I'm ready for more,
Ready for more.
This is my now

I'm living in the moment
As I look around I can't believe the love I see.
My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts.
That was then, this is my now.

I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around
Can't believe the love I see
My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts
That was then.
This is my now.
This is my now.

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