[Verse 1] Tell me what you want Who I should become And maybe I’ll get a pass Where I’m from, what I lack All these labels on my back Like I’m just part of a class You say I’m close, not quite Like I should feel polite For being almost what you want You hand me words to say But I’ve thrown your script away ‘Cause I don’t owe you what I’m not [Chorus] I don’t need your same old speech Your polished lines are out of reach You don’t define what I can be So save your praise, it’s lost on me I won’t blend in just to belong Being different isn’t wrong No, I won’t kneel To how you feel [Verse 2] Got a box, got a name Got a rule for every game And you think that makes you free But I won’t play that role Won’t trade my heart for gold Or wear your fake identity I’ve been too loud, too strange Too stubborn to exchange My edges for your frame You measure worth in lines But I don’t toe that kind Of crooked path to fame [Chorus] I don’t need your same old speech Your polished lines are out of reach You don’t define what I can be So save your praise, it’s lost on me I won’t blend in just to belong Being different isn’t wrong No, I won’t kneel To how you feel [Bridge] Don’t tell me where I fit I’ve burned that script, I’m done with it Your validation’s not my cure I don’t need you to feel secure [Final Chorus] I don’t need your same old speech Your boundaries are too small for me You don’t define what I can be So take your map and let me be I won’t fit in just to move on Being real is never wrong No, I won’t kneel To how you feel
