Pride.

Tryin' so hard, just to make ends meet.
Tryin' so hard, to be this angel you speak
of...everyday and night.
Pushin' myself to the limits, tryin' hard to fight.

Yet its never enough.
Everything must be perfect, but I'm not perfect.
So its never enough, just to be me.
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School is hard,
friends are jerks,
life is hell,
and your the devil...
Every word I say,
just passes right by
And pushin' me away,
is the look in your eyes.
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You tell them your proud
of who I've become
You tell them your happy
for the work that I've done.

Yeah...you tell everyone....
everyone but me...
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School is hard,
friends are jerks,
life is hell,
and your the devil...

Every word I say, just passes right by
And pushin' me away, is the look in your eyes.
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Everyday you tell them
Everyday you cry
Every time you fall
Every time it hurts

I'm catching you carefully
I'm tryin' so hard
To be the angel you speak of
when you tell your friends.

I smile ever day, so no-one will see
the pain I'm hiding, inside of me.
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School is hard
friends are jerks
life is hell...
and your the devil...

Every word I say
just passes right by
and pushin' me away,
is the look in your eyes.
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I'm not perfect, I'm not an angel
I'm here for you now, isn't that enough...
to be here for you, to catch you when you fall.

But it's never enough....
I'm just not that perfect in this world.
Grades must be higher, cleaning must be neater
writing must be better, posture must be straighter
words must be lighter, music must be quiet.
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I want to cry out...let you know how I feel.
But I keep it all in, and hide it away.
I cover the tears, and hide my fears.
All for you to be this perfect angel you speak of.

But it's never enough... oh its never enough for you.
Yet you never tell me... that your proud of who I am...
Speak softer, walk faster, jump higher, reach farther, clean quicker.
Learn faster, smile better, run more, dress nicer, dance more.
Wait. What are you doing? Go out with your friends.
Wait. Where are you going? Your supposed to clean.

Everyday I try to please you, and everyday i’m shut down.
That look in your eyes, rips into my heart and calls me to the ground.
I want to give up, but I’ll keep pushing.
I’ll do it for you, I do everything for you.
School is hard
friends are jerks
life is hell...
and your the devil...

Every word I say
just passes right by
and pushin' me away,
is the look in your eyes.
I wish just once, you would tell me.
Only once thats all I ask.
For everything I’ve done, everything I’ll do.
Please tell me the way you tell them.
I want to hear you say it to me.
Even if I never hear it again.
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Please tell me what your so proud of.
Is it the robot infront of you?
The one that bends backwards to be better for you.
Maybe the angel, so imperfect it no longer knows.
Maybe a daughter? Thats so far gone she can’t be heard.
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Just once, let me be a child again.
Let me hear a praise of approval.
Let me play in the rain.
Lets go make a snowman.
And smile like we used to.
Lets come and make lemonaid in the summer.
And eat watermellon outside.
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School is hard,
friends are jerks,
life is hell,
and your the devil...

Every word I say, just passes right by
And pushin' me away, is the look in your eyes.
You tell them your proud
of who I've become
You tell them your happy
for the work that I've done.

Yeah...you tell everyone....
everyone but me...