You Can't Tell Me (I'm Not a Man) lyrics

How do you know you’re a man? Is it in the way you shape your hand Into a fist? Never kissed by your emotions Or the devotion to never crying How do you look at the world And only see a little girl Behind a mask I never asked for your approval Just removal of prejudiced bastards I will never believe you When you tell me I'm not a man I’ll never raise my fist to you I’ll make love hearts with my hands ‘Cause I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever be I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever see ‘Cause I am free What’s the difference anyway Some are born and some are made After a war inside our heads And then we put the doubt to bed Can we please just put your doubts to bed I don’t see what I gotta prove Don’t think about what I will lose Focus on the fight at hand And know that I'm a real man Someday I will prove to you That black and white and pink and blue Mean shit to my identity There's greys in masculinity ‘Cause I'm a man, yeah And more than you will ever be I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever see ‘Cause I am free You can judge and break me down But I will always be around I'm getting stronger everyday It’s building in my DNA The world’s a stage, but I refuse To be told exactly what to do Fuck the roles and fuck the lines I'm not someone you can define ‘Cause I'm a man, yeah And more than you will ever be I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever see ‘Cause I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever be I'm a man, yes I am And more than you will ever see ‘Cause I am free I am free, free From the confines of masculinity I am free, free From the confines of masculinity