[Verse 1]
You are not everybody's expectations
You're not just the cards you're dealt
You aren't a product of your generation
You are what you make yourself
[Hook 1]
Take all that you're afraid to say
Post it up and put it on display
[Chorus]
You don't have to play nice now
Stay held down
Shut up and keep your quiet
Don't have to take the easy way out
Follow the in-crowd
Stand up and make a riot
Nothing's gonna change if you won't
No, nothing's gonna change if you don't
It'll be the hardest thing you'll ever have to do
But, don't let them silence you
[Verse 2]
When you look back on this moment
You'll wish you'd spoken your mind
Step up to the plate and own it
Instead of blending in the sidelines
[Hook 2]
Take all that you're afraid to be
Light it up for everyone to see
[Chorus]
You don't have to play nice now
Stay held down
Shut up and keep your quiet
Don't have to take the easy way out
Follow the in-crowd
Stand up and make a riot
Nothing's gonna change if you won't
No, nothing's gonna change if you don't
It'll be the hardest thing you'll ever have to do
But, don't let them silence you
[Bridge]
And when we're gone
Our words live on
So don't let them silence (silence)
Silence (silence), oh, you
[Chorus]
You don't have to play nice now
Stay held down
Shut up and keep your quiet
Don't have to take the easy way out
Follow the in-crowd
Stand up and make a riot
Nothing's gonna change if you won't
No, nothing's gonna change if you don't
It'll be the hardest thing you'll ever have to do
But, don't let them silence you
[Outro]
No, don't let them silence you