[Verse 1]
They see the rent, not the pressure
See the phone, not the lecture
See me tired, call it lazy
See my calm, call it shady
They want answers by dinner
I got smoke in my winter
Got a life they can’t read
Too much weight on my sleeve
Every plan got a scar on it
Every dream got a dark corner
I ain’t built like a trophy
I’m a blade in the back room
[Pre-Chorus]
They want the old me
Smilin’ and folded
I’m in the deep end
Tryna stay focused
[Chorus]
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m still standing
While the world keeps hittin’
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m not broken
I’m just different (different)
[Verse 2]
You ask why I’m never home
Like the door don’t lock on my soul
Like the calls don’t drain my head
Like the bed ain’t full of lead
You see grades, you see grades
I see bills, I see days
I see friends fall apart
I see hope turn hard
And I try to explain
But the words come out plain
Then you twist what I say
Like my pain ain’t the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
You want simple
I’m in layers
You want peace
I’m still in prayer
[Chorus]
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m still standing
While the world keeps hittin’
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m not broken
I’m just different (different)
[Bridge]
Maybe one day you’ll see
What it took out of me
All those nights I kept quiet
So the house could stay quiet
I’m not asking for perfect
Just a little more mercy
I’m your kid, not a headline
I’m a life in the making
[Chorus]
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m still standing
While the world keeps hittin’
You don’t get it
You don’t get it
I’m not broken
I’m just different (different)