Do you see me?   Do you care?   You talk about me   Like I'm not there      Don't get a word in   When you're around   I bet you don't know   What I'm about      'Cause I will, I will speak for myself   What you see isn't all I am   I need a place to stand      I will, I will speak for myself   There's so much you're missing   If you cared you'd listen      You suffocate me   You drown me out   I'm tired of waiting   Without a doubt      I feel I'm fading   I flicker out   My heart is screaming   Without a sound, yeah      'Cause I will, I will speak for myself   What you see isn't all I am   I need a place to stand      I will, I will speak for myself   There's so much you're missing   If you cared you'd listen      I'm not sorry for who I am   Take it or leave it   It's my time to take a stand   Throw it or keep it   Know that I don't need to understand   Won't say it again      (I will, I will, I will, I will)   You know I will      'Cause I will, I will speak for myself   What you see isn't all I am   I need a place to stand      I will, I will speak for myself   There's so much you're missing   If you cared you'd listen   If you cared you'd listen      I will, I will speak for myself