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The Light of an Outcast


To those who laugh at you in the hallway You don't know what goes on in my life To those who say you're ugly They don't know beauty when they see it To those who call you a freak for acting "that way" They don't know how to be free in a crowd It seems like a lonely existence to push against a wall that won't move But it takes real strength to be crazy enough to try You may be one person in a empty room filled with people But there is a life that you love and choose to live There are people who are your family and open their arms Because they go through the same thing every day There are other people who are brought to their knees Chained by these social norms But they break free and fly up to the stars Because the light up there isn't blocked out And you, you are beautiful and unique You don't waste space you fill the hearts of other people with your glory Your light shines brighter, because you take on the challenge of being comfortable in your own skin And nothing, NOTHING should stand in your way Because all dreams begin with an idea, and all great ideas become a reality You know that you have the strength to move the world Go for it, don't hold back If you fall, there are a million people to catch you and you can push back the people that pushed you down <3
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