It started out so innocently,
No one knew the real me,
I hid the truth from myself,
and tried my best to do the same thing,
to everyone,
for everyone,
so everyone could
go on with their lives
and behave like they should.
Well mom and dad, they're not too proud of me...
but who could ever be?
Secretive lives, smother everything.
I'm left to wonder why, I act like it matters.
Lives are dust, or so I'm told, by the padre with eyes of gold.
Even God is said not to love me.
Midnight came around, its embrace was cold,
a new day, but the same things;
playful flirting, stoked the embers,
till I felt the warmth of your awkward fire.
Hold me close.
Hold me tight,
lets you and me outlast this summer night.
Don't wake up , our convictions, they'll try to make us wonder why,
why now,
why here,
why me,
was it easy?
What words,
what lies,
what mask will I wear?
I just got scared, please don't stare,
I think I'm smiling its too dark to tell.
I'm sorry for all the things that came afterwards;
the strange proposals, the guilty smile, the stupid assumptions.
It started out so innocently,
but now I know the real me,
I feel so relieved,
and still at peace.
At times I feel like I hate myself,
because I didn't fall into line,
no matter what, no matter what.
I am me.
Wont you be you too?
