[Verse 1]

You never really understood me

You always put me down

Like a dog that's beaten over and over

One day, I'm gonna take you down!

[Refrain]

This is who I am

Not a shadow of who I want to be

Try to understand

That this is what you made me

And you're not ever gonna change me

[Verse 2]

You underestimate my sorrow

All the wreckage of my life

I tried so many times to tell you

The silence deafened both of us (no more excuses)

[Refrain]

This is who I am

Not a shadow of who I want to be

Try to understand

That this is what you made me

And you're not ever gonna change me

[Chorus]

You have made me

You can't change me

You don't know me

This is who I am

You have made me

You can't change me

You don't know me

This is who I am

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]

This is who I am

Not a shadow of who I want to be

Try to understand

That this is what you made me

And you're not ever gonna change me

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

You have made me

You can't change me

You don't know me

This is who I am

You have made me

You can't change me

You don't know me

This is who I am

You have made me

You can't change me

You don't know me

This is who I am