Refusal Lyrics - Shelter

As a youth I knew it, and yes I did bend 

I wanted acceptance and friends 

Confidence broken from repeated peer pressure 

I'd give in again and again 

And yes, I wanted love but I loved what's inside 

And I remeber the day when I drew that line 

Between following my heart and someone else 

And gaining some friends but losing myself 

I refuse to bend just to impress a few 

I refuse to be the one you want me to 

I refuse to live the life you do, so small 

Sometimes it's best not to fit in this world at all 

And still as I grow, I smell defeat 

As twisted shepherds herd up their sheep 

Insteda of challenging we lay fast asleep 

When sewing apathy, disaster's what reaps 

Afraid, alone and out of place, but I refuse 

I won't get lured into their race, I refuse 

How could a man go on and live with himself 

Giving up discrimination 

Our minds have been molded from all we've imbibed 

We still think we make our choices in life 

Media barrage assults our minds 

Personality pruned while we're still in our prime