i can do what you say
and complete every task
i can bend to every whim
and answer every question you ask
i can break myself down
to make myself last
i can keep on going
to the point i should be past
done but i'll keep obeying
slow to argue but my work is fast

but even if i do what you say
i'm still me on the inside
nothing changed about who i am
i still feel the way i did last time
my beliefs are solid and i don't
need to argue about making up my own mind
you might own my body for now
but i am the keeper of my own mind
you try to tear me down
but physical pain isn't something i'll be moved by
you try to twist my mental functions
and i admit you are successful sometimes
but i am still strong in my beliefs
even if the life i lead with you is a lie

i can listen
i can clean
i can be silent
i can be what you need
but despite what i do
i will always be me