As I Am

Don't tell me what's in

Tell me how to write

Don't tell me how to win

This fight isn't your life

It isn't your right to take the only thing that's mine

Proven over time, it's over your head

Don't try to read between

The Lines are clearly defined

Never lose sight of something you believe in

Taking in the view from the outside

Feeling like the underdog

Watching through the window, I'm on the outside

Living like the underdog

I've been trying to justify you

In the end I will just defy you

To those who understand

I extend my hand

To the doubtful I demand

Take me as I am

Not under your command

I know where I stand

I won't change to fit your plan

Take me as I am, as I am

Still running uphill, swimming against the current

I wish I weren't so fucked

Feels like I'm stuck, lost in a sea of mediocrity

Slow down, you're thinking too much

Where is your soul?

You cannot touch the way I play

Or tell me what to say

You're in the way of all that I believe in

Taking in the view from the outside

Feeling like the underdog

Watching through the window, I'm on the outside

Living like the underdog

I've been wasting my breath on you

Open minds will descend upon you

To those who understand

I extend my hand

To the doubtful I demand

Take me as I am

Not under your command

I know where I stand

I won't change to fit your plan

Take me as I am

To those who understand

I extend my hand

To the doubtful I demand

Take me as I am

Not under your command

I know where I stand

I won't change to fit your plan

Take me as I am, as I am, yeah

As I am