[Verse 1]
How many cold vitriolic gazes
Before these signs of wear will show?

[Verse 2]
Did I ever reach out, begging for crumbs?
Are you here in my head, you know what I want?

[Refrain]
Say you're building me up, but tearing me down
And I don't want fame, I don't want a crown
If that's what it takes, I don't want a part
To jump when they say, it's not what I want

[Chorus]
I'm one of the people they never let breathe
Different people, unable to breathe

[Verse 3]
Did I ever reach out, asking your view?
Your redundant thoughts on what I should do

[Refrain]
Say you're building me up, but tearing me down
And I don't want fame, I don't want a crown
And the things that you crave are not in my heart
If you're here in my head now, you see what I want?
[Bridge]
It's every time
It's every time
Every time, I try
It's every time, I try

[Instrumental Outro]