I can’t wait for you to finish me;
I’ll run to the edge of the world
If that’s what it takes to be free
From tormentors of human epoch.
I’m not worn thread from old clothing
Or weak rope from constant tethering;
I’m not salt to dissolve in water
Or chalk to disintegrate to dust.
Even if you create a cul de sac
I’ll break the barrier and escape
For I’ll not give you a chance
To break me like dry twigs.
I’m not worn thread from old clothing
Or weak rope from constant tethering
I’m not salt to melt in water
Or chalk to disintegrate to dust.
This is not prison where I’m guarded
Daily like grains from vermin
I have a life to live so
Get off my back and let me be.
I’m not worn thread from old clothing
Or weak rope from constant tethering
I’m not salt to melt in water
Or chalk to disintegrate to dust.
Oh, let me be
Oh, let me breathe
You know it’s my right to live.