This Is Me

I'm not a stranger to the dark
Hide away, they say
We don't want you as you are
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
Run away, they say
No one'll 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, I'm 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 (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, I'm 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

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, I'm 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, look out 'cause here I come
Marching on, marching on...
This is me...