Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)

(album: The Bird And The Bee Sides - 2008)

I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind
But I will shy away from the specifics

'Cause I don't want you to know where I am
'Cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been
And this is no place to try and live my life

Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it
See that line. I never should have crossed it
Stop right there. I never should have said that
It's the very moment that I wish that I could take back

I'm sorry for the person I became
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'Cause who I am hates who I've been
Who I am hates who I've been

And I talk to absolutely no one
Couldn't keep to myself enough
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up

And I heard the reverberating footsteps
Syncing up to the beating of my heart
And I was positive that unless I got myself together
I would watch me fall apart

And I can't let that happen again
'Cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been
And this is no place to try and live my life

I'm sorry for the person I became
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change
I'm ready to try never become that way again
'Cause who I am hates who I've been
Who I am hates who I've been