Confined with no space to speak Build up the skin to hide what composes me I see the path but my soles are worn and filled with mud! The needle threads An image of beasts marching in heroic certainty I am the tiger A gem among a world of stone I won’t be mastered by what holds me down My quiet hands shuffling undetected, searching for relief Where is my affirmation to make more of this To live a life worthwhile I am the tiger A gem among a world of stone I won’t be mastered by what holds me down What holds me down I am the tiger (among a world of stone) I am the tiger (among a world of stone) I am the tiger (among a world) My hands pushed under the weight of my mistakes and doubts Dreams and hopes pushed aside I can’t live a life for someone else My life comes first My life comes first I am a gem among a world of stone I am the beast on the tapestry I am the courage that the needle sews My life comes first My life comes first Put fear aside (don’t look back) The relief from pressure set me free Hold my head high I won’t let this shift sway me Hold strong I can create the life I underestimated for so long For me to write the lines I now see the world that lies ahead The world that lies ahead for me I am the gem I am the tiger I am the courage My life comes first I am the gem I am the tiger I am the courage My life comes first My life comes first!