Refusal As a youth I knew it, and yes I did bend I wanted acceptance and friends Confidence broken from repeated peer pressure I'd give in again and again And yes, I wanted love but I loved what's inside And I remeber the day when I drew that line Between following my heart and someone else And gaining some friends but losing myself I refuse to bend just to impress a few I refuse to be the one you want me to I refuse to live the life you do, so small Sometimes it's best not to fit in this world at all And still as I grow, I smell defeat
As twisted shepherds herd up their sheep Insteda of challenging we lay fast asleep When sewing apathy, disaster's what reaps Afraid, alone and out of place, but I refuse I won't get lured into their race, I refuse How could a man go on and live with himself Giving up discrimination Our minds have been molded from all we've imbibed We still think we make our choices in life Media barrage assults our minds Personality pruned while we're still in our prime