I Don't Understand
I don’t understand why people say I’m insane.
I am not crazy.
My view on things is just hazy.
They really should hear the stories they come up with.
If they can’t bear to hear my answer to a question,
then why do they ask?
They make me feel sorry for them-but not for the right reasons.
I am not sympathetic.
They are just pathetic.
If they cannot stand a “lie”,
then why do they spread them?
People let themselves judge me because I am not the average girl.
I don’t try to be.
I just try to be me.
They put on a false smile and deal with my presence,
but don’t you know that I can see right through it?
I try to put it all out of my mind, but somehow I let it get to me.
I won’t ever accept it.
I resent it.
It’s too hard to be criticized for loving something,
but why can’t I express myself if everyone else can?
Sometimes staying quiet is better, I’ve learned.
I keep my mouth shut,
and I don’t get hurt.
So if I’m quiet and out of the way,
then why does everyone get annoyed when I don’t speak?
I just don’t understand why people call me insane.
I am not crazy.
I am just different.
I am not crazy.
My view on things is just hazy.
They really should hear the stories they come up with.
If they can’t bear to hear my answer to a question,
then why do they ask?
They make me feel sorry for them-but not for the right reasons.
I am not sympathetic.
They are just pathetic.
If they cannot stand a “lie”,
then why do they spread them?
People let themselves judge me because I am not the average girl.
I don’t try to be.
I just try to be me.
They put on a false smile and deal with my presence,
but don’t you know that I can see right through it?
I try to put it all out of my mind, but somehow I let it get to me.
I won’t ever accept it.
I resent it.
It’s too hard to be criticized for loving something,
but why can’t I express myself if everyone else can?
Sometimes staying quiet is better, I’ve learned.
I keep my mouth shut,
and I don’t get hurt.
So if I’m quiet and out of the way,
then why does everyone get annoyed when I don’t speak?
I just don’t understand why people call me insane.
I am not crazy.
I am just different.