I Carry Light Inside My Mind

Words drift across the screen

Drawing faint lines deep inside me

They stick labels carelessly

Saying how I’m supposed to be

Late nights reading what they write

Hiding my confidence out of sight

Like I need someone’s approval to exist

From just a fragment of what they see

They judge the whole reality

I don’t have to fit their fantasy

Pretend to live perfectly

Who gets to weigh the light that’s mine?

Who sets the standard for my life?

Scars don’t have to be hidden away

I’ve got my own path to stay

No need to chase another’s shine

I carry light inside my mind

So many trapped behind the wall

Pulled around by strangers’ call

Thought compliance would calm it all

Till they lost their own inner fire and spark

I don’t need everyone to understand

Embrace the flaws within my hand

The real me holds strength that still stands

From just a fragment of what they see

They judge the whole reality

I don’t have to fit their fantasy

Pretend to live perfectly

Who gets to weigh the light that’s mine?

Who sets the standard for my life?

Scars don’t have to be hidden away

I’ve got my own path to stay

No need to chase another’s shine

I carry light inside my mind

Rumors are just echoes passing by

Not chapters of my own life

When the world is loud and stares burn bright

I choose to stay true to my side

Who gets to weigh the light that’s mine?

Who sets the standard for my life?

Scars don’t have to be hidden away

I’ve got my own path to stay

No need to chase another’s shine

I carry light inside my mind

I carry light inside my mind