[Verse 1]

Everybody's the protagonist

In their own life, so when they look back at it

They never seem to be just a piece of scenery

Or a conveniently placed extra for some shot they can't see

But not me, I play the background

Lately I wanna see the way that people act out

When no ones really looking, how they play the star

In the train car or at the bar. It's so bizzare

How we never consider that we could be a minor player

The aid to the city's mayor where Batman is the savior

The friend of the sister who only gets a single line

I find that I'm inclined to rely on this state of mind sometimes

To see the day from different angles

Perspective is strangled when we forget the triangle

Between us, environment, and everybody else

When we just think about ourselves

[Chorus]

When I think I just think about me (me me)

And when you think you just think about you (you you)

Maybe one day we could think about we (we we)

I'm not so sure that it could ever be (be be)

[Verse 2]

The other week I had a bad day

Snapped at the dude at the laundromat over small change

Told him to fuck off, but then it kept me up late

My hate was misdirected, I reckon he was so frustrated

His day could have been worse, tired from work

And then I treat him lower than dirt. That shit hurts

When you realize that real life don't revolve around you

I feel like it's fear why we need a resounding

Feeling of importance, so we contort events to match our story

Pouring rain on my big day, I must say poor me

A traffic jam when I needed to get through

And I'm pretty sure the sun sets for me and not you

The truth is, it's hard to see beyond the daily

Struggle and pursuit of happiness, it's kind of lazy

To believe that individual recognition is critical

When maybe collaboration would make us less miserable