Somebody Else Lyrics

I see you watching me
Standing at the door
(So) shocked in disbelief your gaze gets lost
Trying to comprehend
How it came to this
But it’s all in vain

(Though) I’m aware that I let you down
That I destroyed the hopes you had for me
I can’t fit the mold you put me in
So let me spill over

I need to believe it’s possible
To break these chains and
Leave this ordinary world behind

Even if you won’t be here with me

I don’t want to be somebody else
I don’t want to live a lie - release me
I am only free when no one’s around
Free to be myself
No restrictions, no fault

Time and time again
I held back
I forced myself to hide behind the shield
This desperate cry for help
That no one would hear
Tonight I will surrender

I’ll take a chance to be entirely me
And never go back

I don’t want to be somebody else
I don’t want to live a lie - release me
I am only free when no one’s around
Free to be myself
No restrictions, no fault