Zia Reddy - I Am Here Lyrics

Underneath the weight of your stare, I stood
In a room, you never thought I could
Your whispers loud, your looks could kill
But, inside me, there burns a quiet thrill

Your challenge set so silently
A moment ripe with what could be
You saw nothing in your narrow sight
And you came unarmed into this fight

Because I, I am here
I am proud of who I am
And all I may appear
I am here

Because I, I am here
I'm embracing all my colours
As my story becomes clear
I am here

And I won't make myself less for you today

Your words are thrown at me with direct aim
Saught to define me, to reduce me to a name
But in their echoes, I find my flame
I'll rise above, no more the same

Because I, I am here
I am proud of who I am
And all I may appear
I am here

Because I, I am here
I'm embracing all my colours
As my story becomes clear
I am here

And I won't make myself less for you today

Here I stand now unafraid
My voice within me now unswayed
I'll take my place
I'll show my face
I won't shrink down
To fit your space

Cause I, I am here
I am proud of who I am
And all I may appear
I am here

Because I, I am here
I'm embracing all my colours
As my story becomes clear
I am here

And I won't make myself less for you today

Because I, I am here
I am proud of who I am
And all I may appear
I am here

Because I, I am here
I'm embracing all my colours
As my story becomes clear
I am here

And I won't make myself less for you today