What would you rather me do
Be just like them or be just like you
What should I say
To make these thoughts go away
Melbourne's getting much smaller
And I'm not getting any taller
Should I smile
Or stay asleep for a little while
Because I've got all my names in the all the wrong files
And I've got all my skin in all the wrong piles
And I've got all this spit in my throat that's turning into bile
People like me
We're not anything like you
Despite what you think
I don't wanna be anything like you
You see me?
I'm just trying to make it through
People like me
It's been raining all summer
And I've been pulling a runner
Not trying to make things hard just trying to get far
Away
I'm getting further away
From wanting to go but don't want to stay
Because there's been too much rain and I've got all my clothes in the back of my car
But despite what you think I'm not trying to make things hard
I've got all this fight but you won't believe me til you see the scars
People like me
We're not anything like you
Despite what you think
I don't wanna be anything like you
You see me?
I'm just trying to make it through
People like me
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
Passion burnt behind my eyes
Time went slow but now it flies
And the edges get a little rougher still
My rage and empathy are numb
Your mind is old but mine is young
And nothing's ever full until it's filled
The men they came with boots and beer
But what they wanted was quite unclear
They tried to make it white that once was brown
And I see it there behind your eyes
The ghosts that scratch and burn and lie
Haunting sounds like healing this far down
And I want it to be simple
But it's still unclear
I wanted to be there
But I'm still here
Despite what you think I'm not trying to make things hard
Despite what you think I'm not trying to make things hard