Be yourself
No not like that
Be yourself like everyone else

Work hard
No not on that
Work ******* things that won't help you

Be happy
No not with that
Be happy with the things we give you

This is not mind control
This is not mind control
This is not mind control

We just want you to be like everyone else
Because everyone else is like us
Get a job behind a desk
Get a white picket fence

Grow up
No not that fast
Grow up when I tell you to

Stop punishing me for something I didn't do
Something I would have never done
You treat me like a prisoner
In a maximum security prison
If you want me to stay then
You better lock me up
Because I won't stand for your ******* anymore
If you expect me to thank you for these shackles
Prepare to be disappointed because
I will not back down
I will not succumb to your unreasonable expectations
I will not be amiable towards you *******
Are you prepared?
Because if you think I will outgrow it
You've got another thing coming
Because honey I've just started
This is not a one night thing
This is a full blown rebellion
No this is a revolution.

Save us they say,
they have stolen our hearts,
they have chopped us up,
and sold our body parts.
Save us they say,
they have taken our rights,
and these rights are ours,
we gained them through our fights.
Save us they say,
as they look for others,
we are dying here,
protects our sisters, mothers and brothers.
Save us they say,
as they cower in fear,
unable to go on,
only steering clear.
Save us they say,
as they lie down and die,
I blame only you,
as I have lived a lie.

Running away isn't always the best option
Hiding from everything that hurts us
Scares us
We are not convicts
They are not the police
They are just adults with a God complex
They do not control us
We are our own people
We deserve to be respected
We are the source of power
We are the new generation
And we will not be oppressed by people
Who demand respect without earning it
We are creatures with more to offer than we will ever know
Our talents and dreams remain undiscovered
Stand up against this discrimination
Saying that teenagers are dangerous
Saying we are worthless
Useless
Going nowhere in life
Show them we are a force to be reckoned with
Be who you need to be
Love who you want
Listen to what you want
Wear what you want
Be who you want
We are the new generation
And we will not be controlled

I stick the needle in
I push
And push
Trying to
Break the skin

It's getting harder and harder to sleep alone.

My life is already crashing and burning,
So I might as well sit back and enjoy the ride.