[Intro - dirty guitar riff, feedback hum] Yeah… You watch, you talk, you think you know. [Verse 1 - subdued, muttered tone] You got your mirror pointed at my face, You like my flaws, you call that grace. You dress me up in your design, Then tell me who I am inside. Plastic praise and paper crowns, You lift me up, then tear me down. I tried to smile the way you do, But it looks better cracked in two. [Pre-Chorus - tension builds, feedback squeal] I can’t breathe through your belief, Your truth don’t mean a thing to me. [Chorus - full distortion, shouted, raw] I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SEE! THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S LEFT OF ME! I WON’T DROWN IN YOUR APPLAUSE — I’M BETTER BROKEN THAN I WAS! WHAT THEY SEE — IT AIN’T ME! [Verse 2 - quiet, muttering again, bass-heavy] You sell your pain for plastic love, You wear your hate like a velvet glove. You write your rules in someone’s blood, Then wash your hands and call it good. [Pre-Chorus - growing aggression] Every thought you own’s a chain, Every like’s another vein. [Chorus - heavier, screaming distortion] I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SEE! THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S LEFT OF ME! I WON’T DROWN IN YOUR APPLAUSE — I’M BETTER BROKEN THAN I WAS! WHAT THEY SEE — IT AIN’T ME! [Bridge - dissonant guitar chords, almost spoken] You built this cage, I wore the key, You smiled and said, “you’re finally free.” But I see now what you call fame — It’s just another name for pain. [Breakdown - whispering, feedback hum rising] (They think they know…) (They think they know me...) They never will. [Final Chorus - explosive, chaotic energy, screaming release] I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SEE! THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S LEFT OF ME! I WON’T LIVE FOR YOUR DESIGN — I’M DONE BLEEDIN’ TO STAY IN LINE! WHAT THEY SEE — IT AIN’T ME! IT AIN’T ME… (Never was...) [Outro - guitars feedback, drum smash, sudden silence]
