Paint my face in your magazines Make it look whiter than it seems Paint me over with your dreams Shove away my ethnicity Burn every notion that I May have a flame inside to fight Say just what is on my mind Without offending your might 'Cause this life is too short To live it just for you But when you feel so powerless What are you gonna do? So say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say, say, say, say ♪ Say what you want ♪ Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want I saw her face outside today Weather-worn, looking all the rage They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster Now it's moccasins we sport We take the culture and contort Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding ♪ 'Cause this life is too short To live it just for you But when you feel so powerless What are you gonna do? So say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say what you want Say, say, say, say ♪ Say what you want ♪ Say what you want ♪ Say what you want ♪ Say what you want ♪ Say what you want