Be true to yourself:

Easier said than done,

For truth no longer matters

Under the eyes of a shady sun.

Be true to yourself:

'Tis fiction beyond the mask,

For you can not escape

The fate of a tarnished past:

It seizes up your body--

Your mind grows heavy as lead-

Your eyes fill up with water,

And drips till your lips taste dread.

No more dancing on rooftops,

While summer rain tip-taps your knee,

And all below can see your glow

As you sing "Do-Re-Mi."

No more thoughts to keep you up at night;

No more dreams to keep you asleep.

You're stuck someplace where light is dark,

And darkness never sleeps.

So all your truthful feelings,

And thoughts you so strongly believe,

Are ridiculed and rejected

Till you bend like a rose and grieve--

But don't you dare lie down

--Rise up to your feet!

And don't you dare feel sorry,

For the way that your heart beats.

Keep on moving forward,

Ignore the slander and the lies,

'Cause one thing darkness fears,

Is the sign of a sunny sky.

Be true to yourself!

And know you've already won,

For your truth is the light,

Blinding the eyes of the shady sun.