[Verse 1] You said I was late because I didn’t care Truth is the train stalled out by the fair You saw the hoodie, thought I’d checked out I was up all night with the power cut out You read the silence like I walked away I just don’t post every single day The room looks cold when you don’t know me But there’s a stack of notes by the coffee tin [Chorus] That’s the thing about misconceptions They dress up plain old guesses like facts Put names on the things they can’t explain Then act like they’ve got the map I’m not the version you built in your head I’m not the story your fear supplies You kept the headline, missed the reasons And called it knowing my life [Verse 2] You said I was soft because I wouldn’t shout I pick my words, I don’t spit them out You saw the dent in my old blue car Thought I’d never get far But I’ve been patching leaks and paying dues Learning how to lose and still choose Not every scar is a warning sign Some of them just mean I kept on trying [Chorus] That’s the thing about misconceptions They dress up plain old guesses like facts Put names on the things they can’t explain Then act like they’ve got the map I’m not the version you built in your head I’m not the story your fear supplies You kept the headline, missed the reasons And called it knowing my life [Bridge] If you ever look twice, maybe you’ll see A little more mess, a little more me Not a lesson, not a riddle to solve Just a person with a lot going on [Chorus] That’s the thing about misconceptions They dress up plain old guesses like facts Put names on the things they can’t explain Then act like they’ve got the map I’m not the version you built in your head I’m not the story your fear supplies You kept the headline, missed the reasons And called it knowing my life
