Saturday, February 19, 2011

Individual

Don't discriminate me
don’t classify me


Don't try to liberate me
From the quote un-quote curse of individuality


Cuz honestly
 I have no interest in being a carbon copy


if you don't like the me of me
then I'm sorry

Cuz I like me just fine
And what really matters is my own mind

If you don't like it, that's tuff
because what's here in my heart is the stuff
That chooses mice from men


It’s about not having to wake up in the morning
Look in the mirror and start wondering

Am I skinny enough?
Am I tall enough?
Do I look good enough?

To make people stop and say, "Oh gee
she sure is pretty"


Or, "Oh my what a guy"
Honestly who set the standards that we're all forced to go by?


Who made the measurements that measure more than just your tummy
but categorize people into good and crummy


who says that if you don’t follow their will
you might as well hop onto the next bus to "Loser Ville"

And pray
That you'll be able to feel good enough about yourself one day

To not constantly want to slit
Your wrist every time someone slips

A joke about you
Being uncool or a total fool
when the truth is they're just as dumb as you


Or even worse
its not having to feel cursed


Cuz you can't fit into your pants anymore
or because everybody thinks you’re not pretty enough to score

a date with the hottest guy you know
Life isn't about putting on a show


Its about the one thing that's really true
you are the perfect version of you


and no one can do you better
That truth tells you that you don't need me or any other


To tell you what’s good enough
because they're not the stuff


that makes you, you I mean, really, who Cares if you paint your toes black?
Or live in a rickety old shack

So what if your bank account isn't quite up to par
or if your mommy and daddy spent their life in a bar


down the road
that we all know ain't quite 'up to code'


It doesn't matter if you're a freak, geek, preppy, or hippy
You were made the way you were meant to be
An individual who’s Free



With the choice
to have a voice


That can thrive
And change lives


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