STIGMA [Verse 1] You said you liked the way I laughed The way I opened up my mind You said you felt a little different Like you'd finally found your kind You called me beautiful, called me sweetheart Said you loved the way I let you in Then I trusted you with one small truth And suddenly the silence begins [Pre-Chorus] You don't know my mornings You don't know my nights You don't know the battles I've already survived You don't know my heartbeat You don't know my name But you heard one word And I watched everything change [Chorus] You don't know me You know my status You see a label And call it who I am You don't know my story You don't know what I've lived through You made a judgment Before you ever asked me to Don't judge the life you imagine Ask me about the life I live I'm more than your fear More than your stigma More than the word you can't forgive [Verse 2] I can love, I can laugh I can dream, I can touch I can build something real I can give someone love I don't need you to save me I don't need you to be my cure I just need you to see me As the woman standing here You said, “No judgment” You said, “You can tell me anything” But words are easy in the sunlight It's the shadows that reveal everything [Pre-Chorus] So if you're frightened, ask me If you don't know, learn Don't turn away from something Just because you haven't heard My life is not a warning My heart is not a threat And everything you think you know May be something you haven't met [Chorus] You don't know me You know my status You see a label And call it who I am You don't know my story You don't know what I've lived through You made a judgment Before you ever asked me to Don't judge the life you imagine Ask me about the life I live I'm more than your fear More than your stigma More than the word you can't forgive [Bridge] Maybe you're afraid Maybe you don't understand Maybe somebody taught you fear Before they taught you who I am But I'm not asking for permission To exist inside your world I'm asking you to look at me Before you turn away, before you close the door And if you cannot love me That's your right, I won't pretend But don't call it “no judgment” If you never tried to understand [Breakdown] Ask me. Don't assume. See me. Don't label me. Know me. Before you leave me. [Final Chorus] You don't know me You know my status But there's a whole life You never took the time to see You don't know my courage You don't know what I've survived You don't know how much love There still is inside Don't judge the life you imagine Ask me about the life I live I'm more than your fear More than your stigma More than the word you can't forgive [Outro] I'm still here. Still loving. Still living. Still me. You knew one word. You never knew my story. Stigma.
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