i could right a hundred wrongs
or i could write a thousand songs
but none of them would come out like they should
these themes that intersect our lives
like airplanes slicing up the skies
i wanna laugh like kids on bikes
and make something good
i wanna write something that you could cry to
i wanna write something that i could die to
and i can’t but goddammit i’ll try to
just to remind you
that i have never done anything
and i have never tried
i have nothing to show for it
and nothing to hide
i had a plan to be someone
but i can’t tell if it’s working
i can’t prove i’m an artist
i can’t prove i’m a person
i could make a thousand mistakes
i could do a million takes
but it would never sound quite right to me
these songs that i am hearing
and these judgements that i’m fearing
make me into the person that i hate to be
i wanna write something that you could cry to
i wanna write something that i could die to
and i can’t but goddammit i’ll try to
just to remind you
that i have never done anything
and i have never tried
i have nothing to show for it
and nothing to hide
i had a plan to be someone
but i can’t tell if it’s working
i can’t say i’m an artist
i can’t say i’m a person
tell me how do i work up the nerve
to get out of bed in the morning
and face the world
and be myself for the day
and make everyone
say all these nice things for me
when i know what they really wanna say
cause i have never done anything
and i have never tried
i have nothing to show for it
and nothing to hide
i had a plan to be someone
but i can’t tell if it’s working
i can’t say i’m an artist
i can’t say i’m a person