I'm thinking back on all those times
When I felt closed off from
All that I could become
Eager, but too scared to climb
Wanted to please my friends
But it felt like the end of myself
I was shut down
And all drained out
I was lost
So I had to change
Yeah, I shook off all the bad vibes
Cut me loose from the pettiness
They turned on me
But now I am perfectly free to be me
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now
No matter what they're saying
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now (oh)
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up
They think that I have lost my mind
That I'm not being true
But they don't have a clue
'Cause this is me when I cut out
All of the shallowness
And everything I suppress to fit in
In a small frame
But I won't play your game anymore
So I had to change
Yeah, I shook off all the bad vibes
Cut me loose from the pettiness
They turned on me
But now I am perfectly free to be me
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now
No matter what they're saying
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now (oh)
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up
I'm gonna let them talk
But I ain't following nobody else
How can I be resentful
When I finally respect myself?
I shook off all the bad vibes
Cut me loose from the pettiness
They turned on me
But now I am perfectly free to be me
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now
No matter what they're saying
This is who I am
This is, this is who I am now (oh)
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up
They just throw me down
They just throw me down
And all drained up
And all drained up