Can I be Me?

Mirrors reflect, but they don’t show the truth.
Just curated smiles, masking fading youth.
Filtered faces, a perfected scene.
Is this the person I’m supposed to be?

Can I be me? Raw and unrefined,
With all the flaws that intertwine,
With all the dreams I hold inside.
Can I be me? Just let me ride
This wave of feeling, deep and free.
Can I be me? Just let me be.

Whispers follow: "Conform, adapt, adjust."
Pressure builds, a suffocating dust.
Tried to fit, tried to play the part,
But something’s broken in my weary heart.

Can I be me? Raw and unrefined,
With all the flaws that intertwine,
With all the dreams I hold inside.
Can I be me? Just let me ride
This wave of feeling, deep and free.
Can I be me? Just let me be.

Maybe it’s selfish, this longing to break free
From expectations that imprison me.
But the soul is restless; it’s yearning to fly
To a place where I can truly be myself.

Can I be me? Raw and unrefined,
With all the flaws that intertwine,
With all the dreams I hold inside.
Can I be me? Just let me ride
This wave of feeling, deep and free.
Can I be me? Just let me be.

Can I be me? Oh, can’t you see?
This is all I’m fighting for, eternally.
Can I be me? Finally free...
Can I be me? Just me.

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