Trimming My Edges

Like, Comment & Subscribe for more. Okay, hear me out I brought my own opinion And I like it You said I should soften the way that I speak Change every color I wear for a week I tried on your rules, they fell to the floor Like a borrowed jacket I don’t need anymore I know what I ordered, I know what I chose I like my laugh loud and my chipped black polish You can keep your list of what I should become I’m already here, and I’m having fun If your advice comes wrapped in a warning I’ll leave it unopened by morning You can point, you can talk, you can stare I’ve got better things to do with my air I’m not trimming my edges to fit your frame I won’t answer to a name you gave me Say what you want, I’ll still walk in bright I know my heart and I like my life No, I’m not changing just to keep you calm I’m the whole deal, take it as I am Turn the volume up, let the whole room know I’m staying true, and I’m ready to go Talk, talk, talk — let it fall away Bass hits hard, but I’m still okay Hands up high when the room breaks loose I don’t need your permission to choose My old blue sneakers have a split by the toe Still take me everywhere I want to go I keep three brave dreams in a notebook page And a cheap gold pen for the next new stage Your little comments don’t pay my rent They don’t know where all my weekends went So save that judgment for somebody else I’m busy getting acquainted with myself If your advice comes wrapped in a warning I’ll leave it unopened by morning You can point, you can talk, you can stare I’ve got better things to do with my air I’m not trimming my edges to fit your frame I won’t answer to a name you gave me Say what you want, I’ll still walk in bright I know my heart and I like my life No, I’m not changing just to keep you calm I’m the whole deal, take it as I am Turn the volume up, let the whole room know I’m staying true, and I’m ready to go Maybe I’m too much for your quiet plan Maybe I won’t fold the way you thought I can That’s not a flaw, that’s the shape of me Every strange little piece belongs exactly where it needs to be Count it down No second guess Three, two, one I choose myself Break the floor, break the doubt Let the low end shake it out If you came to tell me who to be You picked the wrong night, honestly I’m not trimming my edges to fit your frame I won’t answer to a name you gave me Say what you want, I’ll still walk in bright I know my heart and I like my life No, I’m not changing just to keep you calm I’m the whole deal, take it as I am Turn the volume up, let the whole room know I’m staying true, and I’m ready to go Keep your comments, keep your doubt I know exactly what I’m about Same heart, new day, no disguise I choose myself with my eyes wide