• These days are bright and cold
    I am so tired of being told
    That I will never make it
    That my dreams are worthless
    That their dreams are perfect

    Today I almost spoke
    I almost broke the code
    I almost spoke my mind
    They would have me torn
    Someone no one would ever mourn

    Tomorrow I will try again
    Who knows what’s over the bend
    I have to speak up
    Or no one will ever know
    I am me not part of the Great We

    I will some day
    Be free of this prison
    Trapped not by bars and walls
    But by angry visions
    I am myself and always will be

    Today is the day
    I will finally be free
    I will speak my mind
    And make them see
    The only thing holding me back was me

    I am free today
    For as long as I try
    To be myself and never lie
    These days are right and warm
    My words can not be shorn