John Kind - Been Afraid Lyrics

I've been afraid of, what people say
I've been a slave, my mind mind's cage
And now they hate, all that I done changed
But I know I'm me
Yeah I know I'm free
Compromise, who said to compromise?
I blame it on you, but that's often lies
I watched my excuses, like it bought me time
I held in how I feel
How I'm supposed to heal
The past, really the pain
It's the only thing I let, sit in my brain
Memories, of what so and so did
But I'm the one, that put me in that shit
I knew they were fake, but I still let em hang
Then I got tied up in everything
I've been afraid of, what people say
I've been a slave, my mind mind's cage
And now they hate, all that I done changed
But I know I'm me
Yeah I know I'm free
I tried to be an awesome guy
Wanted to be loved like all the time
A people pleaser, a self deceiver
Cutting myself out, a mental cleaver
Giving what I got even though I ain't got it
All the way down to the thread in my pocket
It wasn't enough, it's never enough
But it still gave me some kind of rush
I felt important, l felt I mattered
But really I was getting abused and battered
But after awhile I realized a pattern
They gassed to be in my circle like Saturn
You love my energy
Yet you hate and you envy
Don't y'all ever get tired of pretending?
Yeah I'm know ascending
I've been afraid of, what people say
I've been a slave, my mind mind's cage
And now they hate, all that I done changed
But I know I'm me
Yeah I know I'm free
Nowadays, yeah I hear em say
Something's different about me
There's a lots that's changed
I know it is, it's so obvious
I found my confidence
And brushed you off my dick
Don't mean to brag and boast
But all y'all folks, did the most
Tried your best, to break me down
To hold me down, until I drowned
But I'm Lord Pisces, that's not likely
F*ck yo shade, cause I shine brightly
Don't really care, if nobody like me
Got my own back, don't need y'all behind me
I know, you're in, your feelings
I ain't, sorry
I got, my life, to deal with
Don't you, call me
I've been afraid of, what people say
I've been a slave, my mind mind's cage
And now they hate, all that I done changed
But I know I'm me
Yeah I know I'm free