Be Yourself

They handed me a name Then asked me to behave Smile when I don't feel it Stand still and look the part I wore their painted faces Like armor on my skin But every borrowed label Started caving in I can feel it in my chest Like a wire about to snap Every word they put on me Pulls me further from my back I won't wear your shape I won't play that role I'm tearing out the script I'm taking back my soul I was not made Just to fit your mold I won't wear your shape I want to be my own They said be soft, be good Be loud, be small, be proud Be what keeps the table calm Be the shadow in the crowd But I found my voice in pieces Under all that heavy dust Now I hear it through the noise And it sounds like trust I can feel it in my chest Like a wire about to snap Every word they put on me Pulls me further from my back I won't wear your shape I won't play that role I'm tearing out the script I'm taking back my soul I was not made Just to fit your mold I won't wear your shape I want to be my own Call me wrong, call me wild Call me hard to hold I am not your mirror I am blood and bone I was buried in their hands Now I'm breaking through If I lose everything else I still have the truth I won't wear your shape I won't play that role I'm tearing out the script I'm taking back my soul I was not made Just to fit your mold I won't wear your shape I want to be my own I won't wear your shape I won't play that role I'm tearing out the script I'm taking back my soul I was not made Just to fit your mold I won't wear your shape I want to be my own