This Is Me

I am not a stranger to the dark

Hide away, they say

'Cause we don't want your broken parts

I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars

Run away, they say

No one will love you as you are

But I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out

I am brave

I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be

This is me

Look out, 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies

This is me

Another round of bullets hits my skin

Well, fire away

'Cause today

I won't let the shame sink in

We are bursting through the barricades

And reaching for the sun (We are warriors!)

Yeah, that's what we've become

I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out

I am brave

I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be

This is me

Look out, 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies

This is me

This is me

And I know that I deserve your love

There's nothing I'm not worthy of

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out

This is brave

This is bruised

This is who I'm meant to be

This is me

Look out, 'cause here I come (Look out, 'cause here I come)

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (Marching on, marching, marching)

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies

This is me

When the words wanna cut me down

I'll send a flood to drown them out

I'm gonna send a flood

Gonna drown them out

I

This is me