Love Me the Way I Am

Walk in shadows alone
Carefully walking on cold dark broken stones
Stripped down and alone
Something screams inside bitter truth denied
Black heart grows cold

Crimes of hate bleed sacred scars
Freedom and justice for race, gender and class
And pride in who I am

Open your eyes what can you see?
Closing your heart won't set you free
Love me the way I am

Open your eyes what can you see?
Closing your heart won't set you free
Love me the way I am

Equal rights aren't special rights
When you let go of who you are you become who you will be

Open your eyes what can you see?
Closing your heart won't set you free
Love me the way I am

Open my eyes now I can see
Open arms mean more to me
Love me the way I am

Broken black hearts won't set you free
Salvation liberty
Love me the way I am