tear up the instruction manual they left for you &
break free
push away the boxes they built for you &
be free
do your best and get a B
sing loud and proud and in the wrong key
make them earn your laughs and your smiles
stand fast through the tribulations and all the trials
you can be more than what they know so
break free
you can fall and fail but still
be free
because life is not a race, a journey, or a destination
it’s not a trial, a love story, or a conversation
life is a paintbrush, you, and a canvas
life is a world, you, and a longing
life is 7 billion people screaming for meaning
but the only meaning is the meaning you make