I may seem strange to your eyes

But I'm still the same deeper down

Under the surface nothing has changed

You can still recognize me 



My body is torn

into the thing that bit me

It has scarred my skin

but hasn't touched my soul 



I may seem different

but I am the same

I may seem strange to you

But I know who I am

I am still the same

They tried but failed to strangle my soul

I am not drowning 



My voice remains the same

My will, my hope, my love

No one has taken them away

No one has had a chance