Not Like Them

(Verse 1)

They told me fit the mold,

Keep my head down, do what I’m told,

Wear the same smile, walk the same line,

Trade my dreams away and call it fine,

Everybody chasing someone else’s life,

Working nine to five just to survive,

But something in my heart keeps saying no,

There’s got to be somewhere else to go,

(Pre-Chorus)

I spent too many years pretending,

Trying to be what they expected,

Now I’m done apologizing,

For the fire they never respected,

(Chorus)

I’m not like them,

I won’t bend till I break,

Won’t trade who I am,

For the mask they make,

If standing alone is the price I pay,

Then I’ll walk my road anyway,

I’m not like them,

And that’s okay,

(Verse 2)

They say I’m difficult,

Because I won’t live by their results,

But every scar and every mistake,

Made me stronger than the rules they make,

I’ve been the outsider in every room,

The weird kid everybody assumed,

Would eventually fall in line,

But they never changed this heart of mine,

(Pre-Chorus)

I spent too many nights wondering,

If maybe I was the problem,

Now I know that being different,

Isn’t something I should run from,

(Chorus)

I’m not like them,

I won’t bend till I break,

Won’t trade who I am,

For the mask they make,

If standing alone is the price I pay,

Then I’ll walk my road anyway,

I’m not like them,

And that’s okay,

(Bridge)

Maybe I was born to stand apart,

To paint my colors on a world so dark,

I don’t need permission,

I don’t need approval,

The only voice I need is in my heart,

(Final Chorus)

I’m not like them,

I won’t fade away,

Won’t let this world decide,

Who I’m supposed to be today,

If standing alone is the price I pay,

Then I’ll walk my road anyway,

I’m not like them,

Never was,

Never will be,

And that’s okay,

(Outro)

Yeah, that’s okay,

I’d rather be myself,

Than be like everybody else.