Lyrics
♪ ♫ Intro ♫ ♪ Yo… I swear… everybody expects something different from me… family, friends, fans… like, who am I even supposed to be? …just play it. ♪ ♫ Verse 1 ♫ ♪ Everybody’s got a script they wanna hand me Roles to play, masks that fit their fantasy They call it love, they call it care, they call it guidance But it all just sounds like quiet compliance ♪ ♫ Build 1 ♫ ♪ My mother wants a version she can recognize My girl wants something safe, no compromise My friends want loyalty, no disguise My fans want honesty they can idolize My haters scan every line to criticize My label wants a product they can monetize ♪ ♫ Pre-Break ♫ ♪ I don’t even know which version of me they see Every time I try, it’s someone else I gotta be I’m getting good at being someone I despise Now I don’t even question all the lies ♪ ♫ Break ♫ ♪ If I listen to everybody, I gotta— ♪ ♫ Verse 2 - Phase 1 ♫ ♪ Be kind, be calm, be someone they can trust Be polite, don’t fight, don’t ever make it rough Be honest, but careful, be present, stay low Be something acceptable, don’t let it show ♪ ♫ Verse 2 - Phase 2 ♫ ♪ Be loud, be quiet, be seen, be invisible Be strong, be fragile, be firm, be flexible Be woke, be numb, take sides, stay neutral Be special, be normal, be human, be brutal ♪ ♫ Break ♫ ♪ Seriously, man… this is messed up. In their eyes, I gotta— ♪ ♫ Verse 2 - Phase 3 ♫ ♪ Be perfectionist, obsessive, be idealist, naïve Be moralist, rigid, be honest, intrusive Be loyalist, blinded, be truthful, brutal Be realist, cynical, be helpful, conditional Be activist, relentless, be mindful, anxious Be elitist, entitled, be humble, irrelevant Be opportunist, ruthless, be patient, suffocating Be narcissist, inflated, be fearless, self-destructive Be alarmist, frantic, be distant, dissociating Be purist, fanatic, be extremist, abusive Be everything—and be nothing. ♪ ♫ Verse 3 ♫ ♪ So what do you want from me now? You want honesty? I gave you everything I had You want loyalty? I stayed even when it went bad You want perfection? You’re not even close to it You want control? Like I’m your little toy, admit it Every version of me’s getting torn apart Tryna please everybody, I’m losing my part Say be this, be that, don’t slip, don’t crack Don’t think too much, just stay on track Don’t feel too deep, don’t speak too loud , yeah Just be what they want when they want, yeah … I can’t do this anymore. ♪ ♫ Outro ♫ ♪ ...damn I need to step out for a minute... yeah... I think I'm burned out.