Rooftops

One of the most important things I've come to value and respect is individuality.  Our generation today has the luck and privilege of being one of the most diverse (granted improvement needs to be made on tolerance).  People can personally express themselves with clothing, hairstyles, piercings, and my personal favorite-tattoos, an outward expression of inner beliefs.  I have two myself, both in respect to my parents.  My next will either be an expression of my faith & religion, or how far I've come in life, and still have to go.  They're a way for me to be myself and represent who I really am.  This notion of "always being yourself" is a difficult one, due to fear of not being accepted, alienation, and feelings of discomfort or unworthiness.  I'm telling you this: you only live once (surprise, right?).  You have one time on this earth to show it who you are.  Stop trying to be a vision of what you think others want to see; they're not worth anything in the end if they want you to be anyone but yourself.  Know who you are & embrace it!  Wave that weirdo flag high and proud, be opinionated, tell everyone "this is who I am, and if you don't like it you can fuck off."  Do it with strength, do it with confidence, do it with pride, and scream your heart out.

If you're lucky enough to be different from everyone else, don't change.- Taylor Swift

The Lostprophets- Rooftops
When our time is up
When our lives are done
Will we say we've had our fun?

Will we make a mark this time?
Will we always say we tried?

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out.

All the love I've met
I have no regrets
If it all ends now, I'm set

Will we make a mark this time?
Will we always say we tried?

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your heart out.

Standing on the rooftops
(Wait until the bombs drop)
This is all we got now
(Scream until your heart stops)
Never gonna regret
(Watching every sunset)
We'll listen to your heartbeat
(All the love that we found)

Scream your heart out 
Scream your

Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
Standing on the rooftops
Everybody scream your heart out.
This is all we got now
Everybody scream your