I’ve finally come to realize
That it wasn’t anything I did wrong
It’s just that the way I am
Didn’t fit the doll you had drawn

It’s not the typical
I’m just not skinny enough
I’m not pretty enough
I’m not smart enough

Because you didn’t just want pretty
My body did suit your eye’s hunger
It wasn’t anything physical
I was simply too fast for the hunter

Because I’m just not naive enough
My mind wasn’t bleak enough
I wasn’t afraid enough
I wasn’t weak enough

And instead of apologizing
As a means of stipulation
I became smarter, stronger, happier
I didn’t fall for manipulation

And that’s not what you looked for in a woman
So you found a new target to offer that world
Instead of fighting, I still seek purpose in my own
I won't allow my self-control to be overthrown

Sad is a feeling all too familiar
I could tell you why and tell you how
And you could tell me how to fix it

Angry is a feeling all too familiar
I could tell you who and tell you how
And you could tell me how to fix it

But the feeling of emptiness is
undefinable yet I can't deny it
It lingers without a reason I can pinpoint, yet I can't defy it  

When my mind feels null and void and my heart feels dull  
When there's an empty space in a place that's full
There's no where to look yet everywhere to go
Because I don't even know what is missing

We soar above the mystical white clouds
The only thing separating us is the translucent glass
We watch as it slideshows the roads we've surpassed

The city lights shine bright as we fly into the night
Above the city, above superior odds
At last, we feel in our hearts that we've won the fight

Against ourselves, against our fears,
Against the struggles, thick and thin
Against adversity, physical and mental, we'll continue to win

Our next journey awaits us, 1000 more miles to go
We are newly bred soldiers, we stand ready to roll
Transformed sons and daughters, we make our way home

The same hometown and same people await
Yet the graduates returning through the gates
Are now American soldiers, standing prouder than ever today