45 Years Of "Be Yourself"

[Verse 1] Throw me away Fine Pack up the plates Leave the pictures behind We walk down halls Cold tile, cheap paint Forty-five years Folded in one faint They said, "Be who you are It's safe, it's okay" Till the room caught fire And they pointed my way [Chorus] So fuck off If I'm the reason you all stayed afraid Fuck off If my face is the frame for your blame No reason for us to stay You'd already walked away They said to be who you are, it's safe Then everyone blamed me [Verse 2] I kept the notes You wrote in blue pen "Love you, always" You underlined "when" Dinner at six Silence at eight You sharpened your smile On everything I said You called it truth When you twisted my name Held up my heart As the proof of your shame [Chorus] So fuck off If I'm the reason you all stayed afraid Fuck off If my face is the frame for your blame No reason for us to stay You'd already walked away They said to be who you are, it's safe Then everyone blamed me [Bridge] Forty-five winters Forty-five springs I traded my spine For a pair of rings You wanted a ghost Who would never speak You called it peace Every time I went weak [Chorus] So fuck off If I'm the reason you all stayed afraid Fuck off If my face is the frame for your blame No reason for us to stay You'd already walked away They said to be who you are, it's safe They said it, they said it was safe Then everyone blamed me