I come from a bad place and I know it
It doesn't matter if I wanna move on
But I'm gonna regret if I try to forget it
The road's where I'm home bro
I wasn't homegrown
And all alone you learn accept it
The way of life you gotta inherit
With all the silver tongues, licking silver spoons, talking about merit
Yeah I get it
It isn't easy, having to be strong
Having to carry baggage while the others carry on,
At the back of the plane, when they get to sit in first class,
But if we crash, everybody's first to be gone,
So find another place, another state of mind,
A way to remember the pain but leave the hate behind
No looking back the way you came but let it be your guide
They say that love is blind
But it opens your eyes wide

I can't know joy with no pain
Can't know pride with no shame
Who I am is a man
That will fall down again
It's who I am
Don't feel betrayed
You know that it's your imagination
An ability to see the reflection
Of what you could have been without your complexion, gender, identity or your orientation
That holds you back from what you have been given
A unicity that can never be taken
Don't ever let another person say that you are broken
I would all give you my heart but it was stolen
In the moment,
Memory turns to remembrance
Expectations into dreams and motivation
The past no longer a weight
The future's not a sentence
You all have power in the present
To write your own existence
Make a difference
To turn sadness into joy
Oppression to resistance
And you can go the distance
If only you would turn your anger to indifference

I can't know joy with no pain
Can't know pride with no shame
Who I am's a woman
That will fall down again
Why I fail
How I win
What I've done
Where I've been
Is who I am

Have you ever thought about all of the others
Living in the darkness and undiscovered
Never being kissed goodnight or tucked under the covers
While we complain about our sisters and our
Mothers
And brothers
And bothers
And troubles
And lovers
And how they burst our bubbles
And how the world is the cause of all of our problems
But if you join a cause cause you're part of the solution
And not just as an option
Then we don't have a problem
If you keep hoping to be saved
Who d'you think is gonna stop'em?
If you keep hoping to be brave
But you're never seen in action
Who d'you think's gonna protect all the future generations
From all the tribulations
The trials and aggravations
From all the pains that got you in chains
And indignation
From sickness and depression
No teacher, there's no lesson
And when you make the choice there's no time for second guessing

And class will be in session

I can't know joy with no pain
Can't know pride with no shame
Who I am's a human
That will fall down again
Why I fail
How I win
What I've done
Where I've been
When I'm gone
Don't forget
To live with

No regret

There is no
Other way
Than to stay
Who I am

Who I am