I Gotta Be Me
Embrace Individuality with "I Gotta Be Me" by Ryan Malcolm
Lyrics
My first grade teacher said that if I wanted to get ahead I'd,
First grade teacher advised paying attention to get ahead.
Have to learn to pay attention
Expresses reluctance to heed the teacher's advice.
But I'd never listen to a word she said and I
Admits not listening to the teacher and facing detention.
Always wound up in detention
Consistently getting into trouble despite advice.
It wasn't fair
Describes a sense of unfairness but lacking concern.
I didn't care
Indifference to the perceived unfairness.
I gotta be me
Declares the need to be true to oneself.
Never fit into the box
Rejects conformity, emphasizing individuality.
I gotta be me
Reiterates the commitment to being oneself.
Mister, unorthodox
Describes a non-traditional, unconventional nature.
I gotta be me
Stresses the uniqueness and difference from the norm.
Always different from the crowd
Expresses pride in standing out from the crowd.
I gotta be me
Reaffirms the determination to be authentic.
Even my whisper comes outloud
Highlights even the subtlest aspects of individuality.
I remember working my very first job I was lifting crates
Recalls the experience of a challenging first job.
My boss said boy you'll never fit in
Boss predicts difficulty fitting in due to differences.
He's the one who's stuck there living inside a life he hates
Contrasts a constrained life with a more liberated one.
I'm the one who's really living
Claims to be truly living in contrast to the boss.
It wasn't fair
Expresses a sense of unfairness without concern.
I didn't care
Indifference to perceived unfairness in the situation.
I gotta be me
Reiterates the commitment to being oneself.
Never fit into the box
Rejects conformity, emphasizing individuality.
I gotta be me
Reiterates the determination to be true to oneself.
Mister, unorthodox
Describes a non-traditional, unconventional nature.
I gotta be me
Stresses the uniqueness and difference from the norm.
Always different from the crowd
Expresses pride in standing out from the crowd.
I gotta be me
Reaffirms the determination to be authentic.
Even my whisper comes outloud
Highlights even the subtlest aspects of individuality.
It wasn't fair
Recalls the experience of a challenging first job.
I didn't care
Boss predicts difficulty fitting in due to differences.
I gotta be me
Claims to be truly living in contrast to the boss.
Never fit into the box
Rejects conformity, emphasizing individuality.
I gotta be me
Reiterates the determination to be true to oneself.
Mister, unorthodox
Describes a non-traditional, unconventional nature.
I gotta be me
Stresses the uniqueness and difference from the norm.
Always different from the crowd
Expresses pride in standing out from the crowd.
I gotta be me
Reaffirms the determination to be authentic.
Even my whisper comes outloud
Highlights even the subtlest aspects of individuality.
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