I speak, I speak, I speak I have the words I need To break the silence I speak, I speak, I speak I dress up time Nothing to be taken for granted I speak, I speak, I speak A smile raised high A cry of self-confidence I speak, I speak, I speak Eyes riveted high And hands swinging I say all that, yes, but sometimes I challenge myself Yes, I say that, and then suddenly I come back to the line I come back to the line Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a border that confines me Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak The humiliation won't say The humiliation won't say I speak, I speak, I speak Of the waves and the waves In the middle of the dance I speak, I speak, I speak I say a little too much But too bad, I move on I speak, I speak, I speak I wrap myself in gifts Like a child's remain I speak, I speak, I speak To each his pardon And to me, innocence I say all that, yes, but sometimes I challenge myself Yes, I say that, and then suddenly I come back to the line I come back to the line Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a border that confines me Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak The humiliation won't say I say all that, yes, but you see I prefer to say You know all that, I know all that That goes without saying That goes without saying That goes without saying Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a border that confines me Because the humiliation I speak, I speak Is a dress I wear Because the humiliation I speak, I speak The humiliation won't say I say all that, yes, but you see The humiliation won't say I say all that, yes, but you see The humiliation won't say I say all that, yes, but you see The humiliation won't say I say all that, yes, but you see The humiliation won't say