I Am the One

I am the one I swore I never was, never could be.
I am the one you swore would never make it.
I am the one I looked at in the mirror and swore I didn't see.
I am the one you swore just couldn't take it.

I'm not alone, never alone,
I stand among a crowd of invisible people.
I'm not a clone, no not a clone,
I stand different while you stand feeble.

I am the one I only ever dreamt I would be,
I am the one you couldn't recognize without the mask,
I am the one I thought was a hero in a movie,
I am the one you called worthless, useless, trash.

I'm not nameless, my name is Silence,
So when you say nothing, I must be absolutely blowing away your mind,
I'm not weak, I don't believe in violence,
So when you kill me with sticks and stones, I'll wait to be saved by time.

I am the one whom time will save--I'll be the one to be saved by the bell.
I am the one who can break the mold like air can pop a balloon.
I am the one who didn't luck out--I just scared the devil when he put me through Hell.
I am the one who breaks the fight like the sheriff walked into the saloon.

I am not alone, I stand among a crowd of invisible men.
I am not nameless, my name is Silence.
I am not broken, there's some reassembly required again.
I am not voiceless, I speak in sirens.