Never Been Small

I have never been small
I have never been thin
I'm almost 6 feet tall
So tall I stretched my skin

I’ve got scars from blue to red
Permanent
Dyed my hair to feel
Relevant
Bruises round my eyes
Delicate
Soft on the inside

I’ve got stories I could tell
Are you listening?
Years I was unwell
Crippling
Now I’ve built this shell
Distancing
Myself from the outside

And I'm alive
And I'm alive

I have never been quiet
I have never been quaint
And I have failed at every diet
They’ll say it’s lack of self-restraint

I’ve got stories I could tell
Are you listening?
Wounds that flair and swell
Conditioning

Vices that’s rebel
Imprisoning
Myself from the outside

And I am alive
And I'm alive
And I am alive
And I'm alive

And I'm grateful for it

I will always be loud
I have always been free
No matter what, I will be proud
And I will always be me