[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I've gotten good at looking fine I laugh it off when I fall short Drop the punchline first, and no one Ever has to hope for more It used to make things easier No one to disappoint at all But every “What did you expect?” Is getting harder to laugh off [Pre-Chorus] I don't want their expectations But being written off is worse Put it plainly, it sounds selfish So I hide behind another joke [Chorus] Don't count me out I grin and say, “Don't count on me” While hoping no one counts me out Both are true, even when they clash With nowhere else for them to go I can't promise I can make it But to end before I even start Would hurt a little too much now [Verse 2] I trace the answers someone else made But never fit the shape they do Every time I force alignment I only drift a little more Each time I throw away what doesn't fit I should feel lighter than before But I keep staring at the empty space And picking one more piece back up [Pre-Chorus 2] I know exactly what I lack I know how often things go wrong But I can't call the answer zero When something in me still holds on [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] I'm not okay I'm not that brave But it's still a little early To decide this is the end [Final Chorus] Don't count me out I still might say, “Don't count on me” Still hoping no one counts me out This time I won't hide either truth I'll carry both of them with me I don't know if I can make it But I would rather reach and see Than let it all end here [Outro] Nothing here is guaranteed But I won't let it end at zero [Instrumental Outro]
