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I entered this scene through rejection and honesty.

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Nerds weren't mean they were weird and that worked for me.

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After 10 years of teasing when social skills failed me

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Dungeons and Dragons cured all that ailed me.

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We read books, we played games,

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we made art, we watched Lost,

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we said things like d20, shipping and mana cost.

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It felt good to be myself.

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Not being mocked.

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Still self-concious though, we whispered things about jocks.

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But one day you grow up, come into your own.

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Now geek's not rejection, it's a label I own.

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Then ignornant haters come to prove me wrong.

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Tell me I'm not nerdy enough to belong.

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(rising music)

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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(rising music)

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Fake geek girl test, that's a funny one,

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go ahead, how many comic books are there I haven't read?

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I know it feels good to have a contest you win.

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It would feel even better, if I wanted in.

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So women aren't geeks, is that your conclusion?

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That this is some secret club based on exclusion?

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12 year old dorks would say "you're being selfish",

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and then they'd go write in their journals in Elvish.

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(rising music)

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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(instrumental)

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I've got cred but honestly I shouldn't need it.

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This world needs all kinds of folks to complete it.

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You've got gamers and artists and comic subscribers,

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cos-players, crafters and fan-fiction writers.

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You can stop: never say "fake geek" again.

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Our club needs no bouncers, all who want in get in.

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But go ahead if you want to own that role fully.

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I ain't got nothing to prove to a bully.

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(rising music)

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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(rising music)

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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I've got nothing to prove.

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(rising music)

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Haters are gonna hate!