Say What You Want

A. X. Run this back

I stopped asking who they wanted me to be
Turns out the room already liked me

I don't dress it up, don't dim the light
Same woman in the day as I am at night
Say what you heard, say what you assume
I'm still gonna walk the same way in the room

Say what you want, I already know who I am
Talk keeps moving, I ain't holding it in my hand
One life, no rewind, so I move like it's mine
Say what you want, I'm not asking permission this time

I used to shrink to fit somebody's frame
Now I take up space and I say my own name
Not chasing quiet just to keep the peace
I'd rather be real than easy to please

Say what you want, I already know who I am
Talk keeps moving, I ain't holding it in my hand
One life, no rewind, so I move like it's mine
Say what you want, I'm not asking permission this time

I ain't running from what people think, I just don't stop to listen
Every version of me before this one, I built it, I'm not missing
One shot at this, no dress rehearsal, no do over coming
So I move like today's the only proof that I was ever running
I don't owe nobody comfort for the space that I take
Every step I'm taking now is one I chose to make
Not sorry, not shrinking, not asking who's okay with it
I already decided who I am, I'm just living in it

Let them talk
I'll still be standing right here
Let them stare
I've been myself for years

Say what you want, I already know who I am
Talk keeps moving, I ain't holding it in my hand
One life, no rewind, so I move like it's mine
Say what you want, I'm not asking permission this time

Say what you want
That's not my problem
Say what you want
I already solved it