On the Outside

They see your body
But they don’t see your soul
They get that look in their roving eyes
They just want to take and lose control
They see your face
And think they know what’s up
They make assumptions
And just want to put you in a box
Well you’re not just your body
And you’re not just your face
Your mind, your soul are historic
Composed of the whole human race
Past lives and stories intertwine
You cannot simply be defined
By what you look like on the outside
You think you know me
But you haven’t even asked
What I like and when I answer
It’s just in one ear and out the other
Already told you where I’m from
What I’m passionate about
But you seem to have already settled
For your idea of what I’m all about
Well I’m not just this body
I’m not just this face
My mind, my soul are historic
Composed of the whole human race
Past lives and stories intertwine
I cannot simply be defined
By what I look like on the outside
I’m tired of having to explain
I’m wary of the urge to complain
I pick my battles when there shouldn’t even be a war
But to foster understanding I will speak
For what’s worth fighting for
‘Cause we’re not just this body
We’re not just this face
Our minds, our souls are historic
Composed of the whole human race
Past lives and stories intertwine
We cannot simply be defined
By what we look like on the outside
By what we look like on the outside