Who I am

We live in a society where hate is the speech

Christians goin against everything that Jesus would teach

I always thought that life would seem just like a beach

Instead the government sucks hope up just like a leech

 

There are days when I know it's not OK

Do you realize the impact of what you say?

When I was 10 I used to sit up in my bed at night and pray

That I would marry a man, that I would never be gay

 

Lookin back I realize where those thoughts were comin from

Homophobic family made my kind look like they were straight scum

If I could go back and show myself who I would become

All the hatred for myself would evaporate into none

 

Thankful that I didn't change, too fragile to go rearrange

Conversion therapy convincin people that who they are is derranged

These programs take lives for some dollar signs in exchange

Nothin about loving should ever be labeled strange

 

I buried my trauma in the ground

I wish my friends were still around

Messages of l, o, v, e

That's why I wear my label proud

 

Went to boston with my girl, took her to see the world

There's poetry in art sendin my thoughts into a whirl

She sat down on my lap, not seein nothin wrong with that

Old woman told her get up land I said fuck you aristocrat

 

The sight of two girls being more than just good friends

Those who aren't accepting thinking that life is at its end

Criticize my love, do you know the message that you send

Girlfriends behind doors makes it all feel like pretend

 

If you feel different I hope you're healing

If you against it you should stop stealing

All those nights I stayed up prayin and kneeling

God answered my prayers and told me what I was feeling

 

I buried my trauma in the ground

I wish my friends were still around

Messages of l, o, v, e

That's why I wear my label proud

 

I'd live like to give a shout out to my mom and dad

Thank you for showing me all that I had

I know at first you thought who I was was gonna make me bad

But you changed so rejoice there ain't no time to be sad

 

These lyrics flow out of me like water

Makin me proud to be called your daughter

I'm so different from you and that's ok

because you gave birth to me, who would become the author

 

For these last lines I wanna switch up the flow

Give thanks to everyone who came to watch my show

I couldn't ask for better people in my life who love me

So for now I'll leave with this everyone, godspeed.