I’ll Be Who I Want To Be

[Verse 1] I wore their names like chains Till they cut into my skin I tried to fit their shape But I was never built for it They wanted soft and small Quiet hands, a quiet mind I kept my whole self hidden Like a bruise I could not fight [Pre-Chorus] But I still hear them From the back of my head Every word they threw I bled, then I bled Now I’m standing here With the cracks in my chest And I’m not that girl That they left for dead [Chorus] I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be Your hurtful words won’t own me They made me strong, they made me free I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be What you called broken in me Built this fire inside of me [Verse 2] You said I’d never shine Said I’d fold under the rain But I learned how to grow In the middle of the pain I kept every scar Like a map up to my name Now I wear them out in daylight And I don’t feel shame [Pre-Chorus] I still hear them But they sound far away Like a door slamming shut On a life I won’t take I was made for more Than your narrow design I won’t shrink again I’m mine, I’m mine [Chorus] I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be Your hurtful words won’t own me They made me strong, they made me free I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be What you called broken in me Built this fire inside of me [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] And if I shake I’ll still stand With my own name In my own hands If I scream Let me scream I was not born To be what you dreamed [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be Your hurtful words won’t own me They made me strong, they made me free I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be What you called broken in me Built this fire inside of me I’ll be who I want to be I’ll be who I want to be I’m not what you wanted I’m who I choose to be