Stepping from the shelter of the shadows
Out into the unrelenting light
You feel the weight of each furtive glance
And you raise your face, and begin your dance

And though the world may turn away
Or threaten to make you pay
To their shame or their dismay
You’ll still be there

Lost within a maze of expectation
Desperate to be seen for who you are
I can’t claim to know what you’re going through
Can’t imagine the trouble from just being you

When the world demands its price
For crossing its boundaries
It won’t be fair, it won’t be nice
But you’ll still be there

And when you’ve crossed the vast divide
You’ll leave a bridge to the other side

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