God Bless (Original Ending)

[Verse]

There are so many times when I just need a hug

When I need way more than a listening ear of a friend

Being in hospital after I was raped, and I had no one

No one to call, beaten and robbed, beaten on the streets

And have no one to even ask me if I’m okay after

Being homeless, to being diagnosed with HIV

Not even being able to sleep at night

I can’t sleep at night

Birthdays, Christmas, you see, I chose to be here

I chose to understand the strength

And there’s so much beauty in that

There’s so much beauty in that

You see, it’s not who you are, or what we are

But it’s the journey, and for me

It’s always been about the journey

This body, my blackness and my transness

Seems to be a beacon of violence

Just in existence alone

I gave up everything just to exist

To be honest, I wouldn’t have it any other way

There’s so much beauty in that

And that’s just unquantifiable