Never Be

V1:

In this life been through many phases

Remnants there in the closet

Combat boots that hardly faded

Pins and buttons for a bunch of causes

I ain't worn in so many years

Skeletons of forgotten passions

Adopted in moments of fear

That I'd miss what was in fashion

Chorus:

The real me got so lost

Searching for an identity

That would make everybody like me

Spent so long playing the part

Of someone I thought the world would want

But I can't keep pretending

I'm someone I'll never be

V2:

Flipping through pictures of years past

Sure went through those phases fast

Went from wearing that gold chain

To boots and a cowboy hat

But never set foot on a ranch

Bball shoes and a Yankees cap

Reppin' things that never fit

But never fully committed to the bit

Chorus:

The real me got so lost

Searching for an identity

That would make everybody like me

Spent so long playing the part

Of someone I thought the world would want

But I can't keep pretending

I'm someone I'll never be

Bridge:

Always knew it was never me

Just caught up in the idea

Of what my life could be

If I adopted one of those new identities

Chorus:

The real me got so lost

Searching for an identity

That would make everybody like me

Spent so long playing the part

Of someone I thought the world would want

But I can't keep pretending

I'm someone I'll never be