Impressions

They know me as the shy girl They know me as the lost girl They know me as the sad girl They know me as the glad girl They don't look beneath the surface One interaction, one conversation Is all they take And I'm tired of being mistaken Cuz I stand strong with my own name And I'm sad sometimes but it's because I'm afraid And I don't talk sometimes But sometimes I'll say what I want to say I'm confident in my own way I'm glad when I'm okay I feel lost sometimes but I just need a compass There's so much more to me than your impressions You can have your impressions about me Doesn't mean they'll define me I am drawing my own boundaries They know me as the crying girl They know me as the anxious girl They know me as the smiling girl They know me as the smart girl They don't get to know me One hello, one goodbye Is all they take And I'm tired of being mistaken Cuz I stand strong with my own name And I cry sometimes but it's because I'm distressed And I shake sometimes but I always power through it I'm happy most of the time I'm smiling cuz it makes me feel better I'm smart but don't expect me to have all the answers There's so much more to me than your impressions You can have your impressions about me Doesn't mean they'll define me I am drawing my own boundaries You can think all you want about me Wish you wouldn't but I can't make you stop Just know that I know who I am I'm more than an one-off glance So keep that in mind when you sing my songs Cuz I stand strong with my own name And I cry sometimes but it's because I'm distressed And I shake sometimes but I always power through it I'm confident in my own way I'm glad when I'm okay I feel lost sometimes but I just need a compass There's so much more to me than your impressions You can have your impressions about me Doesn't mean they'll define me I am drawing my own boundaries You can have your impressions about me Doesn't mean they'll define me I am drawing my own boundaries