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The Price of Being Yourself

from Acts of Rebellion EP by 1981

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lyrics

You have to, you must
You have got to
There's no choice but to
Give in to the system
You've got to conform
To gain social acceptance
And fit the norm

Social pressure
Blind obedience
Public opinion
Normative influences
Socialisation
Conformity
Persuasion
And marketing

Social pressure? - Coerces you
Blind obedience? - Who tells you to?
Public opinion? - Derides you
Normative influences? - To fit into
Socialisation? - All around you
Conformity? - Can control you
Persuasion? - To belong to
And marketing? - To sell you

What's the price of being yourself?

Social pressure? - Coerces you
Blind obedience? - Who tells you to?
Public opinion? - Derides you
Normative influences? - To fit into
Socialisation? - All around you
Conformity? - Can control you
Persuasion? - To belong to
And marketing? - To sell you

In this world that makes profit (Social pressure)
Out of self-doubt, insecurity (Blind obedience)
It's an act of rebellion (Public opinion)
Just being yourself (Normative influences)

In this world that makes profit
Out of self-doubt, insecurity
It's an act of rebellion
Just being yourself

Challenge the stereotypes. If you're not ashamed
of who you are, the outsiders' opinions begin
to grow mute!

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from Acts of Rebellion EP, released April 5, 2019

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