Epiphany

I look into your eyes

And I see the pain you hold inside

Aren't you tired of the lies

You tell so you can hide?

"What if my friends don't accept me?"

I know

"What if my parents reject me?"

I know

But you won't truly be you

Until you can say

I am a Catholic

That's me

I believe in the Holy Trinity

(One, two, three)

Shout it out and make them hear your voice

Your posse might not think it's dope

To confess your sins and like the Pope

But this is who you are

It's not a choice

(Not a choice)

You say you're sleeping in

When you're going out to Mass

You cut school on Ash Wednesday

So nobody will ask

(No one will ask)

Your rosary's hid in your sock drawer

(Oh no)

You sneak into church through the back door

(Oh no)

Time to break out and break free

And finally say

I am a Catholic

And I'm proud

Sing it strong, sing it loud

I won't deny who God meant me to be

Every night you kneel and pray

Stand up and be counted today

Out the cloisters and into the streets

(Into the streets)

We are your teachers

And your doctors

And your Burger King cashiers

We're your receptionists

And your interns

And your Amtrak engineers

We are your lawyers

Your tour guides

And your future actors on TV

We are your parents

We are your brothers

And your children

And me

I am a Catholic

Yes, I am

Long live the Vatican

God does make mistakes

And He made me

Oh, oh

Let out what you've trapped inside

Come on and show your Catholic pride

That's how you were meant to be

I am Catholic, hear me roar

In numbers too big to ignore

And I'm not gonna hold it back no more

No, you won't, you won't deny

C-H-C-H-L-I-C

Catholic with a capital "C"

That's how it was meant

That's how you were meant

Oh, that's how I was meant to be