Done Pleasing the Crowd (Explicit) (Beta)

Said too much in a crowded room Felt the temperature turn to stone A hollow laugh and a wandering eye Leaving me standing on the fringe alone Spent years rehearsing every single line Trying to match their tempo, trying to match their time Smiling through the smoke just to play along Singing all the notes to a stranger's song Stood in the mirror, picking at the seams Begging for a taste of their ordinary dreams Every honest truth got swallowed whole Paying out the tax on my own damn soul They want you polite, they want you tame Playing by the rules of a broken game I poured out my water just to fill their cup Breaking my spine just to measure up The wire is frayed, the bill is paid I'm walking away from the mess they made I try to be a good man, but I’m done pleasing the crowd You might not like it, but I gotta live somehow I won’t bite my tongue, I won’t bend my pride For a world that only wants what I try to hide I try to be a good man, but I’m done pleasing the crowd Gave an honest sweat on a crooked floor Watched the loudest talkers get the keys to the door All that quiet work, carried in the dark Never bought a single spark I watched the phonies take the crown While honest men were beaten down Keep your empty smiles, keep the ladder tall I’d rather watch your whole kingdom fall I try to be a good man, but I’m done pleasing the crowd! You might not like it, but I gotta live somehow! I won’t bite my tongue, I won’t bend my pride For a world that only wants what I try to hide! I try to be a good man, but I’m done pleasing the crowd! My head’s not broken, it just runs hot I’m done trying to be everything I’m not You don’t have to get it, you don’t have to stay I’m taking back my sanity today No more mask. DIE! FEED THE SCUM TO THE MACHINE! RIP THE FLESH! BURN IT CLEAN! I DON'T OWE YOU A SINGLE BREATH! PLEASING YOU WAS A SLOW, COLD DEATH! I TRIED TO BE A GOOD MAN! NOW I'M TEARING DOWN THE CROWD! I DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU HATE IT! I WILL LIVE SOMEHOW! I WON’T BITE MY TONGUE! I WON'T BEND MY KNEE! CHOKE ON THE PIECES OF WHAT YOU DID TO ME! MINE. MY OWN DAMN TUNE.