Somebody

I woke this morning undecided
My demons taking over my life, yeah
Sooner or later it's a family divided
These patterns getting hard to hide, yeah

They say I should be satisfied
They tell me I got the world, but that's a lie
I wished the way I feel could be pacified, sometimes
I wish I was somebody
Anybody but myself
Oh, I wish I was somebody
Anybody but myself

If I told you I'm 'bout to break would you look at me different?
Character out of place, would I lose your attention?
Let me know your intentions, 'cause lately I been watching everybody
It's apparent that transparency never seen monotony
Got off of tour, looking for closure
Mixing emotions of being grateful and feeling like some of y'all getting over
What's a puppet on stage, singing and dancing ablaze?
But trading his worth, distorted by the money that's made
A slave with a verse, I feel like Prince Rogers
I feel liberation is free, I feel I should miss the Oscars
Are you celebrating me as the artist or just a profit?
A question I have for the ones around me that's turning toxic
My lungs been heavy from all the smokescreen booby-traps
Reminiscing on what it was, and knowing that this ain't that
I vision a rock in a hard place
Hope my daughter isn't born with a piece of my heartbreak
You know stress carries on and your kids reap the mistakes that you made
And I admit that I can be dismissive if I can't relate
And I admit that I only commit to start playing games
And I admit that I'm bad at talking myself out of shame
But who's to blame when the crowds stop cheering and they passing dirty looks?
I now understand that I'll never be understood

Isolation didn't work for me (Work for me)
Socializing didn't work for me even
Prayed about it, didn't work for me (Work for me)
You can't cure this disease
The pain too traumatic for relief
Pull up the curtains, let the audience see

I wish I was somebody (Somebody else, oh, somebody else, oh)
Anybody but myself (Somebody else, oh)
Oh, I wish I was somebody (Somebody else, oh)
Anybody but myself