No soy yo

Makeup and jewelry were all I ever wanted
When I was a kid, I begged my mom
To dress me like a princess, fill me with beauty
'Cause if she didn't, I wouldn't have the certainty

Of fitting into a society that can't appreciate
The "imperfect" in others, they think it's obscene
And the scars on my skin, from my head to my toes
Made me hard to see, but I figured it out in time

'Cause it's not me who needs to change
It's them who think they have the right to speak
About someone else's body, I don't have to hear
The delusions of a judge who self-appointed

And it took me time, sometimes I still lie to myself
Saying I need to fix a couple things here and there
But it's time to shout that all art has its place
That a museum would love to have me framed

I used to tell myself to hide my smile
'Cause it's not accepted to laugh with crooked teeth
I had to choose between being me down to my pores
Or lose myself trying to get others' approval

How many filters can give me a plate full of security?
How many likes will it take to have a bit of authority?
Today I know the attention I need is my own
Who would have thought it’d be me who would love myself?

'Cause it's not me who needs to change
It's them who think they have the right to speak
About someone else's body, I don't have to hear
The delusions of a judge who self-appointed

And it took me time, sometimes I still lie to myself
Saying I need to fix a couple things here and there
But it's time to shout that all art has its place
That a museum would love to have me framed

I shouldn't be apologizing for being myself
I should not give up my uniqueness to look like someone else
People might dislike me but I should feel glad
I wasn't born to satisfy them or to feed their empty lives

'Cause in the end I'm always shining with my own damn light
Even in the dark I'm a piece of art
And they won't take that away from me
At least not without a fight