The air feels light in my bedroom tonight
No ‘therapist’ to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
The way I need it to be
My body’s raging like the vortex deep inside
Cannot keep it in, Heaven knows I’ve tried

Have quiet hands for a cookie
Be a good boy. Make sure to look at me
Conceal, don’t feel. Don’t let it show
Well, it’s gonna show

Let it go, let it go
Shan’t hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Accept me or out the door!
This is how I am, I was born this way
So let the boy stim on
Autism bothers only you anyway

It’s funny how a meltdown
Makes reinforcement small
And those who want to restrain me
Can’t get near me at all!

It’s time to show what I can do
Ignore the barriers and break through
Your prejudice is ending me
Not free!

Let it go, let it go
I take flight underneath the sky
Let it go, let it go
I’m not actually ‘shy’
My body’s loud; that should be okay
Let the boy stim on

My hand is flapping in the air without a sound
I turn in circles, watch the world go spinning round and round
And one thought crystallises like a mighty blast
Why couldn’t ABA just remain in the past?

Let it go, let it go
I won’t rise at the crack of dawn
Let it go, let it go
Your ‘perfect boy’ is gone
I’m telling you in this unique way
Let the boy stim on
Autism bothers only you anyway