Verse 1
I’ve tried to fit, I’ve tried to hide
Cut my colors, swallowed my pride
But I’m done dimming who I am
I won’t bend to anyone’s plan
Pre-Chorus
If I’m too loud, too raw, too real
That’s not my fault, that’s just how I feel
I won’t break to make you stay
I’m choosing my own way
Chorus
I’ll never apologize
For who I am inside
If you don’t like my voice or view
You’re not my people, that’s true
I’ll stand tall, I’ll stay true
I’ll live my life for me, not you
(I’ll live my life for me… not you)
Verse 2
They’ll whisper, they’ll stare, they’ll doubt
But I know what I’m about
I’ll find the air I need to breathe
The ground that lets me just be me
Pre-Chorus
I won’t shrink, I won’t pretend
I won’t bend to fit their trend
I’m choosing love for me alone
I’ve finally found my home
Chorus
I’ll never apologize
For who I am inside
If you don’t like my voice or view
You’re not my people, that’s true
I’ll stand tall, I’ll stay true
I’ll live my life for me, not you
(I’ll live my life for me… not you)
[Bridge (Whispered / Fragile]
Better friends, better love, better space
Where I can show my face
I’ll rise, I’ll speak, I’ll be
Exactly who I’m meant to be
[Final Chorus (Soaring but intimate]
I’ll never apologize
For who I am inside
If you don’t like my voice or view
You’re not my people, that’s true
I’ll stand tall, I’ll stay true
I’ll live my life for me, not you
(I’ll live my life for me… not you)
I’ll live my life for me, not you
I’ll never apologize
For who I am inside
And this is my life