This Is Who I Am | 80s Hard Rock That Hits Different

This Is Who I Am is an 80s-style hard rock arena anthem about standing your ground and owning everything that made you who you are.
It’s not about proving anything to anyone — it’s about surviving long enough to stop explaining yourself.

This song comes from frustration, anger, and confidence earned the hard way. From being counted out, talked over, and underestimated — and still standing when it mattered. There’s no apology here, no softening the edges. Just a clear line drawn in the ground.

The feeling is loud, aggressive, and unfiltered. The kind of song you turn up when you’re done shrinking, done backing down, and done letting other people define you. It’s not about being perfect — it’s about being real.

Rooted in 80s hard rock and arena rock energy, this track is built to hit hard and stay with you. It’s the sound of self-definition after everything you’ve been through.

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If you’ve ever had to fight to be taken seriously — or fought just to stay standing — this song is for you.

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📄 LYRICS
I came up bleeding through the cracks,
no map, no safety net.
Every voice telling me I’d fail
is ringing in my head.
They talk like they know my story,
like they wrote my name.
But I survived everything they said
would put me in the grave.

I don’t need their permission.
I don’t need their truth.

This is who I am.
I don’t bow.
I don’t break.
I don’t care what you think I should be.
This is who I am.
Built from scars.
Built from pain.
Every hit just made me harder to kill.
This is who I am.

I’ve worn the weight of my mistakes
like armor on my skin.
I learned real quick how to stand alone
when no one let me in.
You tried to bury me in doubt,
tried to keep me small.
But every time you pushed me down
I learned how not to fall.

I don’t owe you silence.
I don’t owe you shame.

This is who I am.
No disguise.
No excuse.
I don’t need your approval to breathe.
This is who I am.
Still alive.
Still here.
Every fight just proved what I am.

Hey—
say it again.
Hey—
I’m not done.

I didn’t make it this far
to be quiet now.

This is who I am.
Say it loud.
Say it clear.
I’m not the ghost you wanted to see.
This is who I am.
I survived.
I stayed.
I earned every breath in my name.
This is who I am.

And I’m not apologizing.

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