They Tell Us To Be Ourselves, by Quinn Rzeznik

They Tell Us To Be Ourselves

They tell us to be ourselves

Then tell us who to be

So they have something to put on the shelves

So what the hell do they mean?

Cross my heart

Hope to die

They’re tearing us apart

So is this goodbye?

They tell us not to be afraid

Then tell us we’re wrong

So they can crash all our parades

So where do we belong?

We don’t conform

To their norm

We hide in our rooms

Awaiting our doom

And they ask us

“Why do you hide from us?”

When the answers are right there

Because we have everything to fear

They say Take a look at Susan She’s not gonna stay Look at what you’re losin’ Susan was like no one else

The Gallows they welcome any achi… Any broken back Or breaks or cracks The Gallows they welcome the blee… And they welcome the ending

I drink Nitroglycerin Then I stay still And wait for it to kill Me

I woke up today Feeling nothing Just like any other day Wishing for something I felt trapped

We fake smiles And force laughter Because we think it makes it Better We’re singing a song

I dreamt I conquered the world I feared all that could I dreamt in color I lived in the dark I listen to the same notes

The kid was born at 7:20 On a Sunday Morning The doctors were laughing Cause they heard Nirvana in the b…

I’m overwhelmed You’re underwhelmed Nothings just enough But life is just rough We snap each other’s necks

You tell me that I don’t understa… When I try to give you a hand But this isn’t all so grand And I’d just like to understand So give me your shoes

With what’s left of my sanity This I will sing To all my lovelies Please just be happy For once