I wake up trying to do it right
Say the right words, keep the peace tonight
But every step I take gets twisted wrong
I breathe too loud, I stay too long
I give my heart, they call it weak
I build my walls, they say I’m cold and mean
If I fight back, I’m out of line
If I stay quiet, I’m wasting time
I bend, I break, I change my ways
Still end up guilty either way
No matter what I do, it’s always a problem
If I’m up, if I’m down, yeah they got something
Try to be strong, I’m too hard to love
Try to be real, I’m not enough
I carry the blame like it’s my name
Every scar’s just more proof of the same
No matter what I choose or solve ‘em
I’m always, always the problem
I say I’m hurting, they roll their eyes
Tell me “man up,” don’t ask me why
I give my all till there’s nothing left
Then they ask why I’m such a mess
I fix their fires, I take the fall
Stand in the rain so they don’t get cold
But when I need just one hand to hold
They disappear like I’m nothing at all
I bleed in silence, smile in pain
Still somehow I’m the one to blame
No matter what I do, it’s always a problem
If I’m honest or hiding the bottom
Try to be calm, I’m dead inside
Try to speak up, I start a fight
I carry the weight of every mistake
Even the ones I didn’t make
No matter how I try to solve ‘em
I’m always, always the problem
Maybe I’m tired of wearing the fault
Tired of paying for everyone’s cost
If being myself’s a crime I commit
Then maybe this world just isn’t it
I’m not perfect, I never claimed
But I’m more than the shame they gave
If I walk away, I’m selfish
If I stay, I lose myself
Tell me—how do I win
In a game where I’m condemned?
No matter what I do, it’s always a problem
I’m the storm and the one blamed for the flood then
Try to love, I’m too much to take
Try to leave, I’m the big mistake
But one day I’ll stand, unbroken, unbothered
Stop carrying guilt that wasn’t my honor
Let them talk, let them call ‘em
I won’t be their problem
I won’t be their problem anymore.