[Verse 1]

I see a world running in circles,

They don't know what they're chasing.

They find the pain with the money and fame,

Looking for love in all the wrong places.

I see the look on their face,

I think they're about to cave in.

(I think they're about to cave in)

I can't just stand by and wait

Hoping that somehow they make it out,

So here I go!



[Chorus]

I've got nothing to be ashamed of (I'm not ashamed),

So why should I hide and wait for someone else to say the word?

There is nothing to be afraid of (I'm not afraid),

So I'll spend my life speaking what I know needs to be heard.



[Verse 2]

They hide their pain

And embrace the darkness,

Alone and what they're facing (what they're facing).

If I keep quiet

While I watch them dying

I am no different than the demons

That they're fighting.



[Chorus]

I've got nothing to be ashamed of (I'm not ashamed),

So why should I hide and wait for someone else to say the word?

There is nothing to be afraid of (I'm not afraid),

So I'll spend my life speaking what I know needs to be heard.



[Bridge]

I will illuminate with every word I say,

Until my dying day I will be unashamed.

I am no stranger to the pain of being hated (being hated),

But I just can't bear the weight

Of a life that's wasted. I won't waste it, no!

If I stare right into their eyes

And never say a word,

I gave up on who I'm to be (who I'm to be).

If I don't share this love I've found,

I am the one to blame.

This is not my secret to keep.



[Outro]

(I've got nothing to be ashamed of, hey!)

I've got nothing to be ashamed of (I'm not ashamed),

So why should I hide and wait for someone else to say the word?

There is nothing to be afraid of (I'm not afraid),

So I'll spend my life speaking what I know needs to be heard.

I've got nothing to be ashamed of (I've got nothing to be ashamed),

So why should I hide and wait for someone else to say the word?

Until my dying day, I will be unashamed!