🎼 Who I wanna be

I feel like this has always been the theme tune of my life. I wrote this with that rebellious teen in mind.

Want to hear it? Digitally created demo –

Verse1
From the age of nothing, all I heard
Being a girl was something absurd
Holding me back from greatness
DNA controlled the place I fit
You push your ideals like it’s law
Expecting obedience, not ‘Get Lost!’
Guess I never knew how to obey

bridge
I don’t think so
I don’t live in your box
I’ve got purpose, skills unlocked
Dreams I chase, limits erased
You don’t get to decide that

Chorus
I’ll be who I wanna be
Live a life designed for me
Intentional rebellion in your face
I’ll be who I wanna be
Because I’m me, and who I see
Is not your business anyway

Verse 2
I remember when puberty hit
Suddenly, I “mattered”, imagine it
Now I’m worthy? Oh, look at me
Yeah, right… that hypocrisy
I’ll leave my mark, I’ll take my space
Watch me rise right in your face

bridge
I don’t think so
I don’t live in your box
I’ve got purpose, skills unlocked
Dreams I chase, limits erased
You don’t get to decide that

Chorus
I’ll be who I wanna be
Live a life designed for me
Intentional rebellion in your face
I’ll be who I wanna be
Because I’m me, and who I see
Is not your business anyway

Verse 3
Dye my hair, ink my skin
Said no man would want me then
Like I change to be their type
Fit their mould, live their life
I don’t dress for approval
Don’t need male gaze for value
If I’m too much, then walk away
I like myself just fine this way

bridge
I don’t think so
I don’t live in your box
I’ve got purpose, skills unlocked
Dreams I chase, limits erased
You don’t get to decide that

Chorus
I’ll be who I wanna be
Live a life designed for me
Intentional rebellion in your face
I’ll be who I wanna be
Because I’m me, and who I see
Is not your business anyway

final bridge
You don’t get to rewrite me
Or shrink me down to what you see
I broke the mould you handed out
Turned every whisper to a shout
No more fitting your design
I draw the lines, I cross the lines
You built a cage, I took the key
Now watch me be who I’ll be

Chorus
I’ll be who I wanna be
Live a life designed for me
Intentional rebellion in your face
I’ll be who I wanna be
Because I’m me, and who I see
Is not your business anyway