Individual

I will never be another carbon copy
You're neat and pressed, and I am just a little bit sloppy
I'll do things in my own way
And there's nothing that you can say

To make me want to look or act or think like you
Just another corporate clone in a three-piece suit
That will never be me
It should be easy for you to see

You can't hold me down, I will break free
I don't subscribe to your conformity
I will never be like you
No matter what you say, no matter what you do
You can't speak for me, I've got my own voice
You can't think for me, I'll make my own choice

I'm not another clone from your assembly line
I can never even get to work on time
I'm not run by a schedule
And I will never be your fool

I will not live the life that you laid out for me
I'll give in to my passion and my creativity
I've got a talent that I won't waste
By taking up some office space

Your cubicle cannot cage me
I'll tear the walls down and then you will see
I was not cast from a mold
I will not do what I am told
You can't speak for me, I've got my own voice
You can't think for me, I'll make my own choice

I may not have the voice, but I've got the words
And I have the perseverance to continue when it hurts
I won't give up on my dreams
No matter how out-of-reach they seem

I may not have the moves, but I've got the rhymes
And I lay them down in picture-perfect paradigms
I'll show them to everyone
And I won't stop until I'm done

My words are what will set me free
They let me exhibit my individuality
I'll say what I feel, I'm honest and sincere
And though I'm scared as hell, I won't give in to my fear
I'll keep on writing every day I'm alive
I won't stop until the day I die

If I make a poor decision
If I make a mistake
There's nothing you can do about it
The choice is mine to make

You can't hold me down, I will break free
I don't subscribe to your conformity
I will never be like you
No matter what you say or do
You can't speak for me, I've got my own voice
You can't think for me, I'll make my own choice