These shoes, that stomp through grit
Walk a mile through all this shit
Were the only ones that could fit
I am strong, and I am free
To be the only person that I can be
I am me_
I am scared and I am brave
Twice liberated and once a slave
I am a survivor, a silver knight
I am a modest shine, severed light
I am prisoner of my own mind
But never a person one word could define
I am a grin in the face of pain
I am a dark world's brightest stain
I am dreams no one could fathom
I am the rhythm, I am the anthem
Of this marching band of one
Avoided by others and joined by some
I am the successor of those past their prime
I am a generation ahead of time
I am a battle steady pending
I am a story never ending
I am whoever I would like to be
I am strong, I am mighty, I am me
These shoes, that stomp through grit
Walk a mile through all this shit
Were the only ones that could fit
I am strong, and I am free
To be the only person that I can be
I am me_
I am me_
I am a product of hard life lessons
I am a sinner never second guessing
I am seed in need of watering
I am swine in need of slaughtering
I am ribbons wrapped in red
I am the messy palette in my head
I am brazen and almost dumb
I am too tired to be so young
I am a gift that can't be returned
I am a lesson that must be learned
I am a person beyond what you're seeing
I am you, a human being
I am the successor of those past their prime
I am a generation ahead of time
I am a battle steady pending
I am a story never ending
I am whoever I would like to be
I am strong, I am mighty, I am me
These shoes, that stomp through grit
Walk a mile through all this shit
Were the only ones that could fit
I am strong, and I am free
To be the only person that I can be
I am me_
I am me_
I am roman numeral one
I am brother, nephew, and son
I am friend to those decided
I am friend to those who have denied it
I am enemy to those in fear
I am me and I am here
I am the successor of those past their prime
I am a generation ahead of time
I am a battle steady pending
I am a story never ending
I am whoever I would like to be
I am strong, I am mighty, I am me
These shoes, that stomp through grit
Walk a mile through all this shit
Were the only ones that could fit
I am strong, and I am free
To be the only person that I can be
I am me_
I am me_
