[Verse 1]
I must make a choice, a tough decision
Listen to my voice
Should I give in to temptation, admiration?
One leads to myself, the other someone else
Just an empty shell, just an empty shell

[Verse 2]
It's harder than it seems when you're told that
All your hopes and dreams are yours to hold
If you just give them what's expected
Something they can sell, put upon a shelf
But I am not for sale, I am not for sale

[Chorus]
I hear a voice inside, it's grown into a scream
I'm not the next of them, I am the first of me
'Cause I can't live the lie, I am just what you see
I'm not the next of them, I am the first of me

[Post-Chorus]
(The first of me, the first of me, the first of me)

[Verse 3]
If I can't refuse the price they offer
I am sure to lose and I will suffer
Sell my soul to make a profit
All I have to do is make-believe it's true
That something I can't do, that something I can't do
[Chorus]
I hear a voice inside, it's grown into a scream
I'm not the next of them, I am the first of me
'Cause I can't live the lie, I am just what you see
I'm not the next of them, I am the first of me
Ah-ooh, I am the first of me, ah-ooh, I am the first of me
So when the waiting's gone, it's time to face the truth
You know you're good enough deep down inside of you
You're finally woken up if only just to prove
You are born to lead the way, then be the first of you

[Post-Chorus]
(The first of you, the first of you, the first of you)

[Instrumental Outro]