Heavy is the crown of stress
Strongly belittled for my incompetence
Wandering through life's labyrinth, an impossible test
My mind is almost never at rest
I sit back and watch from afar
Cause this world will never understand my part

Someone, oh someone please hear my plea
What is it - exactly - that you want me to be?
Cause I fear it's something that I'll never achieve
Sitting in my chair, guilty just for being me
Just a broken toy that no one needs
After all, I broke the laws of society

So here I glance up at the judge before me
Hoping, and pleading, that he can hear my screams
"Guilty!" The jury cries, eyes filled with endless disdain
The verdict, a reminder, of my endless pain
A life sentence, for being in a world that's too hard to please
I sit there.. and wallow, nothing to say as I fall to my knees

Silence engulfs me, this verdict's just too hard to bear
My autism, treated as something that you should beware
But it's part of me and I'm fine with it
So if I go down, I'll take this court, and with a flicker it's lit
The flames of my truth finally start to dance
Sending me into a free happy trance

With each step forward, my spirit cries
"Finally free from the endless lies!"
A heavy weight that was there for so long
I suddenly notice that it's now gone
The chains of conformity, left behind
I'm no longer something that needs to be confined

No longer burdened by societal norms
I'm so glad I didn't just lie down and conform
I look up, standing tall as the sun glimmers and shines
The beacon so beautiful and divine
Looking over as I hear the wind chimes
Forever, may I be unapologetic for my crime

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