This Is Me

I’m not a stranger to the dark

ˈaɪm ˈnɑt ə ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ ˈtʰu ðə ˈdɑrk

Hide away, they say

ˈhaɪd ə.ˈweɪ  ˈðeɪ ˈseɪ

‘Cause we don’t want your broken parts

ˈkʰɔz ˈwi ˈdoʊnt ˈwɔnt ˈjɔr ˈbroʊ.kən ˈpʰɑrts

I’ve learned to be ashamed of all my scars

ˈaɪv ˈlɝnt ˈtʰu ˈbi ə.ˈʃeɪmd əv ˈɔɫ ˈmaɪ ˈskɑrz

Run away, they say

ˈrʌn ə.ˈweɪ  ˈðeɪ ˈseɪ

No one will love you as you are

ˈnoʊ ˈwʌn ˈwɪɫ ˈlʌv ˈju ˈæz ˈju ˈɑr

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

ˈbʌt ˈaɪ ˈwoʊnt ˈlɛt ˈðɛm ˈbreɪk ˈmi ˈdaʊn ˈtʰu ˈdʌst

I know that there’s a place for us

ˈaɪ ˈnoʊ ˈðæt ˈðɛrz ə ˈpleɪs ˈfɔr ˈʌs

For we are glorious

ˈfɔr ˈwi ˈɑr ˈɡlɔr.i.əs

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

ˈwɛn ðə ˈʃɑr.pəst ˈwɝdz ˈwɑ.nə ˈkʰʌt ˈmi ˈdaʊn

I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

ˈaɪm ˈɡʌn.ə ˈsɛnd ə ˈflʌd  ˈɡʌn.ə ˈdraʊn ˈɛm ˈaʊt

I am brave, I am bruised

ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈbreɪv  ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈbruzd

I am who I’m meant to be, this is me

ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈhu ˈaɪm ˈmɛnt ˈtʰu ˈbi  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

Look out ’cause here I come

ˈlʊk ˈaʊt ˈkʰɔz ˈhɪr ˈaɪ ˈkʰʌm

And I’m marching on to the beat I drum

ənd ˈaɪm ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔn ˈtʰu ðə ˈbit ˈaɪ ˈdrʌm

I’m not scared to be seen

ˈaɪm ˈnɑt ˈskɛrd ˈtʰu ˈbi ˈsin

I make no apologies, this is me

ˈaɪ ˈmeɪk ˈnoʊ ə.ˈpʰɑ.lə.dʒiz  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

Another round of bullets hits my skin

ə.ˈnʌð.ɚ ˈraʊnd əv ˈbʊl.əts ˈhɪts ˈmaɪ ˈskɪn

Well, fire away ’cause today, I won’t let the shame sink in

ˈwɛɫ  ˈfaɪ.ɚ ə.ˈweɪ ˈkʰɔz tə.ˈdeɪ  ˈaɪ ˈwoʊnt ˈlɛt ðə ˈʃeɪm ˈsɪŋk ˈɪn

We are bursting through the barricades

ˈwi ˈɑr ˈbɝ.stɪŋ ˈθru ðə ˈbɛr.ə.ˌkeɪdz

And reaching for the sun (we are warriors)

ənd ˈri.tʃɪŋ ˈfɔr ðə ˈsʌn  ˈwi ˈɑr ˈwɔr.i.ɚz

Yeah, that’s what we’ve become

ˈjɛ.ə  ˈðæts ˈwɑt ˈwiv bɪ.ˈkʰʌm

Won’t let them break me down to dust

ˈwoʊnt ˈlɛt ˈðɛm ˈbreɪk ˈmi ˈdaʊn ˈtʰu ˈdʌst

I know that there’s a place for us

ˈaɪ ˈnoʊ ˈðæt ˈðɛrz ə ˈpleɪs ˈfɔr ˈʌs

For we are glorious

ˈfɔr ˈwi ˈɑr ˈɡlɔr.i.əs

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

ˈwɛn ðə ˈʃɑr.pəst ˈwɝdz ˈwɑ.nə ˈkʰʌt ˈmi ˈdaʊn

Gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

ˈɡʌn.ə ˈsɛnd ə ˈflʌd  ˈɡʌn.ə ˈdraʊn ˈɛm ˈaʊt

I am brave, I am bruised

ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈbreɪv  ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈbruzd

I am who I’m meant to be, this is me

ˈaɪ ˈæm ˈhu ˈaɪm ˈmɛnt ˈtʰu ˈbi  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

Look out ’cause here I come

ˈlʊk ˈaʊt ˈkʰɔz ˈhɪr ˈaɪ ˈkʰʌm

And I’m marching on to the beat I drum

ənd ˈaɪm ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔn ˈtʰu ðə ˈbit ˈaɪ ˈdrʌm

I’m not scared to be seen

ˈaɪm ˈnɑt ˈskɛrd ˈtʰu ˈbi ˈsin

I make no apologies, this is me

ˈaɪ ˈmeɪk ˈnoʊ ə.ˈpʰɑ.lə.dʒiz  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

…This is me

ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

And I know that I deserve your love

ənd ˈaɪ ˈnoʊ ˈðæt ˈaɪ dɪ.ˈzɝv ˈjɔr ˈlʌv

There’s nothing I’m not worthy of

ˈðɛrz ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ ˈaɪm ˈnɑt ˈwɝ.ði əv

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

ˈwɛn ðə ˈʃɑr.pəst ˈwɝdz ˈwɑ.nə ˈkʰʌt ˈmi ˈdaʊn

I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

ˈaɪm ˈɡʌn.ə ˈsɛnd ə ˈflʌd  ˈɡʌn.ə ˈdraʊn ˈɛm ˈaʊt

This is brave, this is bruised

ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈbreɪv  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈbruzd

This is who I’m meant to be, this is me

ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈhu ˈaɪm ˈmɛnt ˈtʰu ˈbi  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

Look out ’cause here I come (look out ’cause here I come)

ˈlʊk ˈaʊt ˈkʰɔz ˈhɪr ˈaɪ ˈkʰʌm  ˈlʊk ˈaʊt ˈkʰɔz ˈhɪr ˈaɪ ˈkʰʌm

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

ənd ˈaɪm ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔn ˈtʰu ðə ˈbit ˈaɪ ˈdrʌm  ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔn  ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ  ˈmɑr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔn

I’m not scared to be seen

ˈaɪm ˈnɑt ˈskɛrd ˈtʰu ˈbi ˈsin

I make no apologies, this is me

ˈaɪ ˈmeɪk ˈnoʊ ə.ˈpʰɑ.lə.dʒiz  ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

(Whenever the words wanna cut me down

wɛ.ˈnɛv.ɚ ðə ˈwɝdz ˈwɑ.nə ˈkʰʌt ˈmi ˈdaʊn

I’ll send the flood to drown them out)

ˈaɪ.əɫ ˈsɛnd ðə ˈflʌd ˈtʰu ˈdraʊn ˈɛm ˈaʊt

I’m gonna send the flood, gonna drown them out

ˈaɪm ˈɡʌn.ə ˈsɛnd ðə ˈflʌd  ˈɡʌn.ə ˈdraʊn ˈɛm ˈaʊt

This is me

ˈðɪs ˈɪz ˈmi

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