[Verse 1]
Purest colors shining in stripe
Light up my eyes, filling them from empty
The bustling glow of the CRT goes out
Leaving naught but a mirror echoing nothing

[Pre-Chorus]
My own designs, my perfect plan
To lift my hand that I may prove myself
Feel so icy as their blue fingers dig into my neck

[Chorus]
I'm really not
Invincible as I hoped to be
A superman with boundless energy
I know that I can't, so don't be surprised
Just hope the one I am is still the one you love
You're really not
The person that you saw in your dreams
A magical girl who does anything
Even if you'll never change the world
It's okay to be your broken self a while

[Verse 2]
The monochrome noise filling my head
Blocks it all out as I press the speakers
Like a sandstorm, the CRT rages on
On and on, 'till it burns on out and gets silenced
[Pre-Chorus]
Those gentle words, the sweetest praise
The warmest gaze, and smiling eyes they gave
Now hang behind me as they insistently tear me apart

[Chorus]
I'm really not
The savior that you wished I'd be
The hero you said you always saw in me
I know I'm a loser, so don't be surprised
Forgive me for falling with tears in my eyes
You're really not
The royalty they all held up
The princess that everyone wanted to be
But someone's still coming to take your hand
It's okay to be your broken self a while

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
If I could just
Have chosen all the ways I am
I'd carve a flawless me out of a flawless gem
I know I'm defective, and returns are free
I know I'm defective, but please take me
It's really not
The misery I made to be
My ragged pieces don't write out a tragedy
So let my song, ring through this tarnished file
"It's okay to be your broken self once in a while."