Imposter Syndrome

(album: Star Potential - 2023)

It was so easy when I was a kid
I had no worries or self-hate or sinking feelings
Wish I could go back and tell her to stay fearless
'Cause the truth is: being an adult kinda sucks

Anything that anybody says to you
It'll always cut through
Anything that anybody says to you
It'll stick to you like glue
Yeah, that's what words will do to you

I feel like I'm not good enough
Every time that we talk
I suffer from imposter syndrome
But nobody would ever think so
Do you?
Do you know what you've done to me?
You'd say it's my fault
I suffer from imposter syndrome
But you would say I play the victim

There's a lot of ego going 'round
That's making a lot of room for second-guessing
And I hate that I'm the nice one in all of this
I'd like to think that you didn't mean it, but I know you did

Anything that anybody says to you
It'll always cut through
Anything that anybody says to you
It'll stick to you like glue
Yeah, that's what words will do to you

I feel like I'm not good enough
Every time that we talk
I suffer from imposter syndrome
And nobody would ever think so
Do you?
And do you know what you've done to me?
You'd say it's my fault
I suffer from imposter syndrome
But you would say I play the victim

I think that I'm shit, but I'm not sure
But I'll believe that it's true if you say so
Walking through life with a chip on my shoulder
Maybe I'll gain your respect when I'm older
But when I'm older will you still talk down to me?
Give me a chance or is it out of courtesy?
I think it's so far down within me that I don't deserve this
Will it always be this way?

I feel like I'm not good enough
Every time that we talk
I suffer from imposter syndrome
But nobody would ever think so
Do you?
Do you know what you've done to me?
You'd say it's my fault
I suffer from imposter syndrome
But you would say I play the victim