[Intro] [distorted electric guitar palm-muted riff, steady kick drum] C’est la vie C’est la vie That’s my personality [Verse 1] [male baritone vocals] What do you think about me? Where do you see The what, the why, the when And the person you want me to be? Do you want to see the picture? One picture hanging perfectly Framed inside the way you think A person should be free Unfortunately locked A lost shopping spree Of my discounted cost And the version you bought of me But atoms might as well expire As we all will someday So why should I keep changing shape For every word you say? [Pre-Chorus] [drums build, guitar opens] Am I the picture? Am I the frame? Am I the person Or only the name? One, two, three Which one do you see? One, two, three They’re all a part of me [Chorus] [full band enters, open power chords, driving drums] C’est la vie That’s my personality One, two, three They’re all a part of me C’est la vie You don’t get to choose for me Who I am Who I was Who you want me to be Depending on the time The day, the feeling, the emotion I keep changing I keep moving I keep living in the motion C’est la vie C’est la vie That’s my personality [Verse 2] Is it just me? Is it because I’m an actor living through These emotional traits? The actor in the moment The character and face The person I have come to know And recognize as fate So when you test me To see who I’m going to be Or who I am Or whether I’m a man with a plan Will I stand tall Facing the obligatory plan? Am I the man I believe myself to be? [Chorus] C’est la vie That’s my personality One, two, three They’re all a part of me C’est la vie You don’t get to choose for me Who I am Who I was Who you want me to be Depending on the time The day, the feeling, the emotion I keep changing I keep moving I keep living in the motion C’est la vie C’est la vie That’s my personality [Guitar Solo] [short distorted lead guitar melody, soaring bends] [Bridge] [music drops to bass, kick drum, and clean guitar] Ages and ages Of constant justification Of identification Of every transformation When identification Never needed to be Just live Just breathe Just be You test your best You test your best You never know Until you live it You test your best You test your best You never know Until you give it [Breakdown Chorus] [half-time drums, gang vocals] C’est la vie That’s my personality One, two, three They’re all a part of me C’est la vie You don’t get to choose for me See me now See me free See me unconditionally [Final Chorus] [huge full band, layered vocals, octave harmonies] C’est la vie That’s my personality One, two, three They’re all a part of me C’est la vie You don’t get to choose for me Who I am Who I was Who you want me to be The one in me The two in me The three you never see See me now See me free See me unconditionally C’est la vie C’est la vie That’s my personality [Outro] [music softens, palm-muted guitar returns] C’est la vie It’s your personality You’ll be tested To be your best C’est la vie It’s your personality One, two, three Living unconditionally C’est la vie C’est la vie [final guitar chord rings out]
