I'm not sure where the shame begins When they taught me not to be like them
I just took a breath and held it in And learned not to let it go
So what happens when you walk with a swish?
And what happens when you speak with a lisp?
I just learned not to move my hips And avoided the hood with this
I was hoping that something could make me well
Or make it something I would outgrow
Praying some doctor could make some pill That could make all this wanton go
You can't fix me
I'm not broken
I'm the way I'm meant to be
And when you're young you let the voices win
Learn to hate the love that you feel within
Learn to hate the sinner and you hate the sin
And you learn to hate your body cause it didn't even win
Oh, and that something could make me well
Or make it something I would outgrow
Praying some doctor could make some pill That could make all this wanton go
You can't fix me
I'm not broken
I'm the way I'm meant to be
It's how I'm meant to be
I'm the way I'm meant to be


I'm the way I'm meant to be
Sometimes that little boy's still hurting
The one who cried alone
He got big and he got certain
That he was never really wrong
You can't fix me
I'm not broken
You can't fix me
I'm not broken
That's how I'm meant to be
Sometimes that little boy's still hurting
The one who cried alone
He got big and he got certain
That he was never really wrong
That he was never really wrong
That's how I'm meant to be
That's how I'm meant to be