So tell me why
Why it has to be so
Why I have to be
Me
Tell me why I cannot be
A bird and soar from here
Far from you and your
Hatred, your questioning
Your glaring eyes
Tell me

Tell me why I cannot be
A fish and swim from here
Deep into the seas of my
Desires, my passions
My wild imagining
Tell me

Tell me why I cannot be
A leaf
Or a dream
Or a prayer…

Tell me why I cannot be
Anything but what you want me to be
And I will tell you
A million more reasons why I can
And will
Defy
You