All my life, I've been fighting a war
I can't talk to you or your friends
It's not only you
My heart jumps around when I'm alluded to
This will not do
Cause i was raised up to be admired, to be noticed
But when you're withdrawn, it's the closest thing to a soap when all eyes are on you
This will not do
I'm faking glory
Lick my lips, toss my hair
And send a smile over
And the story's brand new
But I can take it from here
I'll find my own bravado
It's a switch-foot, it's a pill tipped back back, it's a moon eclipse
And i can tell you that when the lights come on i'll be ready for this
It's in your bloodstream, a collision of atoms that happens before your eyes
It's a marathon run or a mountain you scaled without thinking of size
I was frightened of every little thing that I thought was out to get me down
To trip me up and laugh at me but
I live not to want the quiet of a room with no one around to find me out
I want the applause, the approval, the things that make me go oh