Damn it, why am I so empathetic? Every damn emotion that you’re feelin’, I felt’ it One look from you and my mood’s shifted Can’t tell if I’m grounded or driftin’ Your highs and lows, they don’t quit You say you’re fine I’m not buyin’ it You change your mind quick as the seasons And never tell me the real reason You think I’m overreactin’, baby, But you don’t know what it’s like to feel this heavy Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic Your silence cuts, and I start bleedin’ You pull away, I start needin’ You call it crazy, I call it connection I take on your pain without protection Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic You roll your eyes when I start to cry But you don’t see what’s goin’ on inside You’re fightin’ ghosts you won’t explain And I’m the one who feels the pain You say it’s not that deep well, maybe not for you But I live in the waves of what you never say or do You think I’m too much, but that’s just deflection You’re scared of the mirror, I’m your reflection Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic Your silence cuts, and I start bleedin’ You pull away, I start needin’ You call it crazy, I call it connection I take on your pain without protection Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic I can’t shut it off, I’ve tried Every time you hurt, I feel it amplified You get numb, I get wrecked And you don’t even see the side effects Final Chorus (soft, then breaks open) Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic It’s not weakness, it’s not obsession It’s just how I love, no discretion Wish you were more sympathetic To the fact that I’m empathetic
