Mom dipped out when I was eight years old Left me with a dude who was ice-cold Didn’t want a kid, didn’t want my face I’m Just another pay check in a government case Every look he gave me had a dollar sign Like I wasn’t human, just a way to get by Never got invited, never got the calls Just a spare part kid in a house with no walls I learned real young how to stay real quiet How to not ask questions, how to not start riots Looked in the mirror like, “Man, what’s wrong?” All I ever wanted was to belong I tried to be good I tried to be great I tried every version of me they’d take I don’t wanna be famous I don’t wanna be saved I don’t need a crown or a place to get paid I don’t need perfect, I don’t need wanted by all I just wanna be wanted That’s it, that’s all I love too loud, I stay too long Try to turn a maybe into a song Gave her every piece I never had Everything good, everything sad She said she loved how I made her feel Didn’t love how it all got real I was building homes in a rented space She was already gone, I just didn’t chase I think too much I feel too deep I love like I’m scared it’ll leave I don’t wanna be flawless I don’t wanna be brave I don’t need a promise that’ll rot with age I don’t need forever written on a wall I just wanna be wanted That’s it, that’s all (Bridge (faster, almost yelled)) I try to speak, they wave me off Like I’m a rerun they already saw They cut me off mid-sentence, eyes on their phones Like hurry it up, man, we already know I talk and they rush me I joke and they grin Like I’m background noise they’re stuck hearing I don’t need applause, I don’t need a crown Just don’t make me feel like I shouldn’t be around (Break (half-time)) I show up I try I bleed I stay I do this shit Every single day I don’t wanna be perfect I don’t wanna be fixed I don’t wanna be somebody else’s checklist I don’t need forever, I don’t need it all I just wanna be wanted I don’t need your money I don’t need your name I don’t need you staying out of guilt or shame If you got a heartbeat, if you got a soul Just want me like I am I just want to be wanted…that’s All!

Want to be wanted