[Verse 1]

No matter how hard I try

You've got that look in your eye

I'll always be who I was

(I'll always be who I was)

It's such a waste of time

Already made up your mind

Dismissed for what I was

(Dismissed for what I was)

Judging me on my past self

When I was somebody else

Making me your enemy

(Making me your enemy)

I wasn't asking for help

It's just the hand I was dealt

So can you just let me be me

Let me be

[Chorus]

You're afraid of what you don't understand

I should belong you never gave me a chance (gave me a chance)

Always punished for my past mistakes

Locked in moments I didn't create

Misunderstood me

[Verse 2]

Blinded by what you perceive

Content in what you believe

You hate me nevertheless

(You hate me nevertheless)

The lives you manipulate

Situations you create

No you're not worth the stress

(No you're not worth the stress)

Your answer's always the same

But why should I be ashamed

When I have changed my ways

(When I have changed my ways)

I don't want sympathy

I want to be set free

From all my vulnerable days

Vulnerable days

[Chorus]

You're afraid of what you don't understand

I should belong you never gave me a chance (gave me a chance)

Always punished for my past mistakes

Locked in moments I didn't create

[Solo]

[Chorus]

You're afraid of what you don't understand

I should belong you never gave me a chance (gave me a chance)

Always punished for my past mistakes

Locked in moments I didn't create

Misunderstood

[Ending]

No matter how hard I try

You've got that look in your eye

I'll always be who I was

(I'll always be who I was)

It's such a waste of time

Already made up your mind

Dismissed for what I was

Misunderstood me