This was one of the earliest tracks I wrote and wanted on this EP, but it was one of the last ones I recorded. This song is about not conforming.
Don't do it.
Seriously.
Don't do it for a girl, don't do it for your friends. Be yourself. Even if you don't like the fact that things are hard because of the way you are, you should be true to yourself because there are people out there who will like you for you.
The first half of this song is a sarcastic take on conforming and doing what you think people want you to do. Then it's all like "BAM!" and about how that was nonsense.
lyrics
I can smile, if you want me to
Be as happy as can be, if you just ask me
And I can sing, if you want me to
I'll sing you a song, sing along if you know
And it goes...
I can say what you want me to say
I'll say anything to anyone, just say the word
And I can do what you want me to do
I'll be your puppet, you be my puppeteer
I can be who you want me to be
I'll reap all the benefits, prey on their ignorance
The bliss that I miss
Now I mean it this time
Let's move on to divine
But I can dream what I want to dream
I can't change my mind and you can't change me
I've decided to break all the strings
Erasing the past with these new memories
I'll paint the walls and the ceilings to match the night sky
Make it rain for days at a time
Then erase all the clouds and draw the sun to come out
Don't go changing yourself
Don't deny all the things that define you
Don't give up on this dream
Now that it's here
Liive serene, live with confidence
Let's throw out the desicions that drive one insane
Let's make a promise, I promise honesty
Honestly
But don't take my word, stick around
And we'll dance to the sounds of sincere
And I'll still be here
Let's paint the walls and the ceilings
To match the night sky
Let's make it rain, oh, for days at a time
And then erase all the clouds and draw the sun to come out
'Cause this room is our canvas
Our minds are the brushes
To paint our escape from this place
We can make our own fate
We can stay here all day
And stare up at the sky untill the end of time...
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