I let things bother me that I shouldn't let bother me

And I feel sorry like I should be stronger

I know I shouldn’t listen to the insults or the heckles

But I listen and they all stick with me longer

My friend Michael Bain told me this is because

We're evolved to remember the things that endanger us

If I was an animal searching for food

I would always be vigilant for things that are dangerous

So if I'm in real life or reading the comments

I’ll always remember those who cross the line

And not all the wonderful women and children

Who tell us we've helped them by speaking my mind

If it is negative I'll memorize it fast

Because I'm sensitive, not just a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I act like I'm cocky I have a persona

Cause I don't want to seem like I'm open for feedback

But that's just because I internalize everything

That I should redact

I don’t know if it’s clear that that's just who I have to be

I love my friends, I love them so much more than me

It feels like they all know just who they want to be

And I’ll always feel lucky that anyone talks to me

(I wanna say…)

Let's start a band that just yells at the man

And never has a Facebook page and never does signings

I'm so scared about emails from moderate straight cis white males

That I stop myself writing when I feel like I'm whining

Don’t tell me to calm down, don't tell me it will pass

I'm not just sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

If you haven't yet realized that we are political

You haven't heard us so we will start yelling

I often want to just burn down the world

Sometimes I'm an anarchist, sometimes I'm a pacifist

I just want all of us to love each other

And listen when somebody tells you they're hurting

I want us to maximize joy and equality

Instead of just what we are earning

I'm a survivor, and if you're a survivor too

We want you to know, both of us believe you

You have the strength, and though all of the scars may last

You can be sensitive and still a badass

Say it

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass

I am sensitive, I am a badass