[Verse 1]
I'm closing my eyes
To beautiful faces
I'm bailing the ship
To new places
I'm doing all I can to keep myself locked in my own cage
I'm hitting the snooze
On a perfect morning
I give up adventure
And go for the boring
I don't like who I am, but I wont take the step I want to take
[Chorus]
I'm anyone and everyone who never settle for a life they never wanted to live
I'm everything you hated, everything you never wanted, anyone to know you'd become
[Verse 2]
This is for you
You who are afraid to be you
This is for you
I stay on the beach
I won't go in the water
I won't take the chance
On what I've been offered
I'm doing all I can to play it safe and make sure that I'm comfortable
[Chorus]
I'm anyone and everyone who never settle for a life they never wanted to live
I'm everything you hated, everything you never wanted, anyone to know you'd become
I'm anyone and everyone who never settle for a life they never wanted to live
I'm everything you hated, everything you never wanted, anyone to know you'd become
[Verse 3]
This is for you
You who are afraid to be you
This is for you
You who are afraid to be you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
[Chorus]
I'm anyone and everyone who never settle for a life they never wanted to live
I'm everything you hated, everything you never wanted, anyone to know you'd become
[Verse 4]
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
This is for you
You know that this is for you
You know that this is for you
This Is For You
Song Meaning
David Dunn addresses someone else's fear directly in "This Is For You" rather than describing his own struggle — "this is for you, you who are afraid to be you" repeats as the song's entire message, aimed outward instead of inward. "I'm closing my eyes to beautiful faces, I'm bailing the ship to new places, I'm doing all I can to keep myself locked in my own cage" names the specific mechanics of avoidance rather than describing fear in the abstract.
"I stay on the beach, I won't go in the water, I won't take the chance on what I've been offered" keeps the imagery concrete and physical — safety chosen deliberately, not fear that simply happens to someone. "I'm anyone and everyone who never settle for a life they never wanted to live" names the real cost of that safety: a life shaped entirely by what was avoided rather than what was wanted.
"I'm everything you hated, everything you never wanted, anyone to know you'd become" admits the singer's own version of this failure before extending the song's message to someone else, so the closing repetition of "this is for you" carries the weight of shared experience rather than distant advice.