push back at the world around me  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