When I was young I didn't understand Why the world kept telling me who I should be In the mirror I only saw an empty soul Searching for meaning, trying to hide from me But time goes by, and pain transforms And truth always finds its way Freedom comes I won't conform To the chains that used to weigh on me Now I embrace who I am There were hard times in my teenage years So many nights I cried I screamed, until I could see That no one can change my essence I stood up, I found myself I learned how to live And now I know who I am, no one can silence me Today, no one tells me who I am (I know who I am) They'll never silence my voice again (my own voice) My life and who I am (and who I will become) Ain't nobody's business anymore Today I play with the colors I painted In the rainbow rising through the sky I accept who I am And in the end Fuck all the rest I am who I am, and that's okay (that's okay, ooh, yeah) The stares, the judgment, they cut deep But my heart always knew I was more Friends, family, I had no place Where I could truly be myself But I found strength within my own reflection The lonely nights, the grey days Shaped my path, made me who I am Now I sing out loud, fearless in the wind Of accusing fingers My truth is light and no one can dim it Religion no longer tells me who I am My life, my voice, my love No longer define me by your rules Today I play with the colors I painted I accept who I am I walk strong because God is with me And I will fear nothing (nothing) And now I look back and see my journey Every hard step, every tear that fell It took courage to spread my wings And fly high, far from the lies and shame The battle's not over, but now I know This fight is constant, but I won't give in My faith will never be shaken Because the God I met loves me as I am And He will never leave me Like life always told me In His love, I will always win And now it doesn't matter anymore How much I cried or screamed Until I understood No one can change my essence Who I am can't be erased I rose, I found myself, I learned to live Now I know who I am, and no one will silence me Today, no one tells me who I am (I know who I am) They'll never silence my voice again (my own voice) My life and who I am (and who I will become) Ain't nobody's business anymore Today I play with the colors I painted In the rainbow rising through the sky I accept who I am And in the end Fuck all the rest I am who I am, and that's okay (that's okay, ooh, yeah) Today I'm free, my soul is free And nothing in this world will tell me I don't deserve joy I am who I am, and that's enough My life, my truth I will always be here Thank you, God, for Your love