They said, just be normal, just play the game
Don’t think too hard, don’t chase the pain
But my mind's been wired, twisted tight
Red lights flashing in the dead of night
I tried to fit in, wore the mask
But every step felt like shattered glass
Growing up, playing pretend
They said it gets easier—when?
Trying to act normal, but I never belonged
They wrote the rules, and I read them wrong
Stuck in my head, rewired and torn
Tell me, is this what it means to be born?
They tell me to just live my life
Meet some people, it'll be all right
But the echoes of what I was taught
Keep dragging me back to the wars I fought
I tried to listen, I tried to care
But the world feels rigged, it’s never fair
They say let go, but how do you
When the past is a weight you can’t undo?
Trying to act normal, but I never belonged
They wrote the rules, and I read them wrong
Stuck in my head, rewired and torn
Tell me, is this what it means to be born?
I sympathize, I understand
But saying "be normal" is just a demand
Some of us never learned the way
Some of us never found the stage
Trying to act normal, but I never belonged
They wrote the rules, and I read them wrong
Stuck in my head, rewired and torn
Tell me, is this what it means to be born?
Trying to act normal, trying to be free
But the world don’t make sense to people like me...