I am what I am I’m super fortified hundred proof girl with a band And I’m a velveteen rabbit made of steel with a plan I’m not your seventeen girl but its not worth a can Of worms, I’m not your beauty queen I’m not the girl in glamour magazine I’m not running for miss popularity Cause I won’t be what I can’t be
CHORUS: But I want to be real I want to find out who I am And I will find my way to heal And I will find my voice my stand
I am who I am I am woman hear me roar and I am salt, I am sand A million starfish stranded, landed, I’ll throw back what I can I’ll save the planet, change the world, I’ll make a one girl stand I’ve got better things to do than be shown off I won’t be the doll you lock up in a box Don’t expect me to be anything I’m not Cause I won’t be what I can’t be
CHORUS
Approval is your sword Popularity your crown But I’m not one of your subjects, you can’t bring me down You say I lose your approval if I’m not cool like you Well, here’s a newsflash for you - I’ve got nothing to lose Your laughter is hallow because I don’t care You look down on me, but I’m not there I’ve got nothing to prove and nothing to lose Nothing to prove and nothing to lose
CHORUS
And if I never find a place that I can call my own I will have tried I will’ve been free I’ll be alive as long as I’m still trying to be me As long as I’m still trying to be me