Refusal

As a youth I knew it, and yes I did bendI wanted acceptance and friendsConfidence broken from repeated peer pressureI'd give in again and againAnd yes, I wanted love but I loved what's insideAnd I remeber the day when I drew that lineBetween following my heart and someone elseAnd gaining some friends but losing myselfI refuse to bend just to impress a fewI refuse to be the one you want me toI refuse to live the life you do, so smallSometimes it's best not to fit in this world at allAnd still as I grow, I smell defeatAs twisted shepherds herd up their sheepInsteda of challenging we lay fast asleepWhen sewing apathy, disaster's what reapsAfraid, alone and out of place, but I refuseI won't get lured into their race, I refuseHow could a man go on and live with himselfGiving up discriminationOur minds have been molded from all we've imbibedWe still think we make our choices in lifeMedia barrage assults our mindsPersonality pruned while we're still in our prime