As a youth I knew it, and yes I did bend

I wanted acceptance and friends

Confidence broken from repeated peer pressure

I'd give in again and again

And yes, I wanted love but I loved what's inside

And I remeber the day when I drew that line

Between following my heart and someone else

And gaining some friends but losing myself

I refuse to bend just to impress a few

I refuse to be the one you want me to

I refuse to live the life you do, so small

Sometimes it's best not to fit in this world at all

And still as I grow, I smell defeat

As twisted shepherds herd up their sheep

Insteda of challenging we lay fast asleep

When sewing apathy, disaster's what reaps

Afraid, alone and out of place, but I refuse

I won't get lured into their race, I refuse

How could a man go on and live with himself

Giving up discrimination

Our minds have been molded from all we've imbibed

We still think we make our choices in life

Media barrage assults our minds

Personality pruned while we're still in our prime