push back at the world around me

I've been the slave they made you see

I've been the one they wanted me to be

don't push me down

I've been the one that they held back on the ground

confused in a life that is so profound

I've been the one they wanted me to be

don't push me down



the strength to overcome me

the strength to rise again



I'm pushing away at the things inside

I'm running away but I cannot hide

I'm pushing away at the things inside

to overcome



the strength to overcome me

the strength to rise again



push back at the ones who held me down

break the chains that are cold and hold me bound

still lost in a maze that now surrounds

don't push me down

been the blind that they forced me to be

lost one in a world that's never free

filled with hate in all degrees

don't push me down

watch them drown in the fear that is now me

pay the piper, time to pay the fees

watch them burn on a cross they made for me

don't push me down



the strength to overcome me

the strength to rise again



I'm pushing away at the things inside

I'm running away but I cannot hide

I'm pushing away at the things inside

to overcome



the strength to overcome me

the strength to rise again