• there's some kind of stupid pride
    that holds me together, keeps me whole
    cobbles shattered bits of my fractured soul
    and grips them death-or-life

    there's some kind of stupid pride
    that makes me feel ashamed to hide
    to bash and banish the outside
    and never let them in

    there's some kind of stupid pride
    that binds me back from truth and joy
    convinces me my life's a toy
    unsuitable for girls and boys
    growing dusty on a shelf

    there's some kind of stupid pride
    that holds me together, pushes me out
    breaking, unbreaking my heart full of doubt
    that makes me dance, yet makes me shout

    O, this fickle pride of mine!