I Will Not Die

The sun has burnt my roasting skin
And shriveled up my cotton hair
And stoked a fire deep within
I will not die cause you want me to.
A thousand secrets, cries and songs
Have puffed my cherry colored lips
Dried out my throat and made me strong
I will not die cause you want me to.
The smell of blood and iron and tears
Flared up my wide protruding nose
I smell the shit, the pain, the fears
But I will not die cause you want me to.
Am I so different
Am I so wrong
Am I so scary
Am I so bad
Am I worth killing
Am I not human
Am I
Am I
Your knee upon my breaking spine
May take my body from my soul
But I will live in shouts and cries
In pens and tears and riots too
In peace, unrest and memory
I will not die cause you want me to.
I will not die cause you want me to.