Open my eyes, look outside
Find an aching to get high
After a night of heavy drinking

And all the people on the street
Got deadlines to meet
And they just go about their day
No time for blinking—
It just got me thinking

Am I just another silhouette
A face behind a cigarette
Who hasn’t found their purpose yet
In this cruel world
I’ve heard of people who were great
Who’ve changed the world
And gone to space
And all their names go down in history but then there’s me—
What does that make me?

Am I just ordinary?
Am I just ordinary?
Am I just ordinary?

Is there anyone at all, anyone at all
Who sees what I’ve been seeing? Whether it’s war, or divorce
Or of course, politicians disagreeing?
And yeah I try to speak my mind
But sometimes it doesn’t mean
A goddamn thing
‘Cause me, I’m just a small
Just a small small part of
A world that’s never listening
Is anybody listening?
Oh why is nobody listening?
‘Cause I’m living in the 21st century
Oh, without an identity
And I’m choking on economy
Honestly how could I be
Anything but ordinary?

I dreamt my life
Would be extraordinary
But I don’t want to be
Just ordinary anymore
Anymore

Lay down my head
Go to bed
I slip into a pensive state of mind
With all this pressure
That I’m under
It’s no wonder
I’ll be losing sleep tonight