(Verse 1) They filled the form without my voice Checked a box I never chose Told my story secondhand Like I wasn’t in the room when it began You read my work, but not aloud Quoted me wrong, then sounded proud Asked me why I didn’t fit Inside a version of me you’d already fixed (Pre-Chorus) You say “that’s how we understood” Like misunderstanding’s neutral good You say “this is what you are” Like I didn’t build it scar by scar (Chorus) Field of study: undefined Somewhere between your rules and mine You keep asking me to explain Why I don’t recognize your name Field of study: undefined Erased in ink, rewritten blind If you’re confused, that’s not on me You changed the subject deliberately (Verse 2) They say “your interests seem unclear” After ignoring them for years They say “have you considered this?” After I said “no” in every tense They map my work onto their needs Then act surprised when it bleeds Say “we just want consistency” Like coherence comes from committee (Pre-Chorus) You ask me why I won’t conform To a mold I didn’t form You call it guidance, call it help While shelving me as something else (Chorus) Field of study: undefined Somewhere between your rules and mine You keep asking me to explain Why I don’t recognize your name Field of study: undefined Erased in ink, rewritten blind If you’re confused, that’s not on me You changed the subject deliberately (Bridge – spoken, tight) You can’t erase ten years of work By mislabeling it once You can’t call confusion mutual When the silence only ran one way If you don’t know what I do Say that. Don’t pretend I didn’t tell you. (Final Chorus) Field of study: undefined Because clarity wasn’t convenient You needed me blurry enough To move me where I wasn’t meant Field of study: undefined Not a gap—an intervention I know exactly what I am You just couldn’t use it (Outro) Undefined— Only in your system.
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