Shelter - Refusal lyrics

As a youth I knew it, and yes I did bend I wanted acceptance and friends Confidence broken from repeated peer pressure I'd give in again and again And yes, I wanted love but I loved what's inside And I remeber the day when I drew that line Between following my heart and someone else And gaining some friends but losing myself I refuse to bend just to impress a few I refuse to be the one you want me to I refuse to live the life you do, so small Sometimes it's best not to fit in this world at all And still as I grow, I smell defeat As twisted shepherds herd up their sheep Insteda of challenging we lay fast asleep When sewing apathy, disaster's what reaps Afraid, alone and out of place, but I refuse I won't get lured into their race, I refuse How could a man go on and live with himself Giving up discrimination Our minds have been molded from all we've imbibed We still think we make our choices in life Media barrage a**ults our minds Personality pruned while we're still in our prime