[Intro] The man I want to be is not who I am now, Sometimes I just sit alone and wonder, "how"? How did I get here and how do I change? How did I become who to that ideal is strange? I am of two minds and they are bickering inside, The logic wins within, but in the real world it's pride. [Verse 1] My superhero is the best version of me, He's a hard worker and full of empathy, When he needs to work, he shows up on time, At the snap of a finger, he will start the climb. He is outspoken, he does what is right, He never gives up and he will always fight, For the weak and the wronged, for himself, He knows how to spend better for his own wealth. [Pre-Chorus] But superheroes are only in comics, And those don't account for fear and ergonomics, The three body problem is a living reality, Especially when you apply it to daily morality. [Chorus] I am not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud. The things that I do are the ones I want not, The things I don't do are the ones that I want, 'Cause I'm not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud. I am a fraud. I am a fraud. [Verse 2] Thoughts run through my head like they're in a race, Taking me anywhere, far away from this place. I don't want to deal with other people's problems, I'm doing all I can just to uphold my own column, And if I have to lie or cheat or steal for success, Then today I will sin and tomorrow confess, Because sometimes the high road's too hard and I fail, And sometimes I would really just prefer to take the easier trail. [Bridge] I am both my hero and my enemy, Every day I question my identity, How can I give myself indemnity, How can I find any serenity? I know that everyone is flawed, And yet I still feel like a fraud. [Chorus] I am not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud. The things that I do are the ones I want not, The things I don't do are the ones that I want, 'Cause I'm not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud. [Chorus] I am not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud. The things that I do are the ones I want not, The things I don't do are the ones that I want, 'Cause I am not my ideal, I am flawed, To the person I want to be I am a fraud.
