I've been the slave they made you see
 I've been the one they wanted me to be
 don't push me down
 I've been the one that they held back on the ground
 confused in a life that is so profound
 I've been the one they wanted me to be
 don't push me down

 the strength to overcome me
 the strength to rise again

 I'm pushing away at the things inside
 I'm running away but I cannot hide
 I'm pushing away at the things inside
 to overcome

 the strength to overcome me
 the strength to rise again

 push back at the ones who held me down
 break the chains that are cold and hold me bound
 still lost in a maze that now surrounds
 don't push me down
 been the blind that they forced me to be
 lost one in a world that's never free
 filled with hate in all degrees
 don't push me down
 watch them drown in the fear that is now me
 pay the piper, time to pay the fees
 watch them burn on a cross they made for me
 don't push me down

 the strength to overcome me
 the strength to rise again

 I'm pushing away at the things inside
 I'm running away but I cannot hide
 I'm pushing away at the things inside
 to overcome

 the strength to overcome me
 the strength to rise again