I Am

 

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Do you feel insignificant and lost?
Do you fear you’re wasting life just chasing par?
Take comfort knowing that the creature in the mirror
Is not necessarily the person that you are
Are trapped in a cocoon not of your making
Built from expectations heaped on you since accident of birth?
Break down the walls and let your wings unfold
And show the world exactly what you’re worth

And if they try to put you in your place
To put you in disgrace
You just look them in the eye and say,
I am!

I am amazing
I am fantastic
I am human
I am beautiful
You can’t control me
You won’t destroy me
I have strength, I have power
I’m on top of the world

Do you worry about what other people think?
Let no-one else dictate what you should be
A battle fought and lost can still be worth the cost
Respect is rarely given out for free
Do you compare yourself unfavourably to others?
Do you think yourself the ugly duckling shunned by all the rest?
Throw down your mask and show your real face
And make the world accept you at your best

And if they try to put you in your place
To put you in disgrace
And make you want to hide your face
If they try to put you in your place
You just look them in the eye
And you tell them with a smile,
These words:
I am!

I am amazing
I am fantastic
I am human
I am beautiful
You can’t control me
You won’t destroy me
I have strength, I have power
I’m on top of the world

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Solo acoustic version released for free download on International Transgender Day of Visibility (31st March 2016).