Wonder why they laugh at me in the halls

Why their words hit like a thousand falls

Can't dress how I feel so they don't see

It'd be a crime to be the real me

They mock the way I don't cut my hair

Judge my clothes like they even care

I walk alone down this shattered street

Dodging words like bullets I can't defeat

Why do they tease me just for being me

Is their hate the only thing they see

I wanna scream but silence holds me tight

I live in their shadows each and every night

I look in the mirror and start to cry

Wonder if their words will ever die

My face a picture I can't change

A reflection of disfigurement and pain

They pick up on my every scar

Making sure I never get too far

And in my head their words won't die

Ricochet around so I can't fly

Why do they tease me just for being me

Is their hate the only thing they see

I wanna scream but silence holds me tight

I live in their shadows each and every night

I look in the mirror at every scar

Making sure I never get too far

And in my head their words won't die

Ricochet around so I can't fly

Why do they tease me just for being me

Is their hate the only thing they see

I wanna scream but silence holds me tight

I live in their shadows each and every night

But I'll break free from their cruel game

Show the world I'm not the same

Wear my heart like a suit of pride

Finally let people see in side

I'll move on from the teasing and knives

From the death threats rapes and cruel lies

Accept the pain buried deep inside

It's time for me I want to feel alive

Why do they tease me just for being me

Is their hate the only thing they see

I wanna scream but silence holds me tight

I live in their shadows each and every night

Why do they tease me just for being me

Is their hate the only thing they see

I wanna scream but silence holds me tight

I live in their shadows each and every night