You s u f f o c a t e me

With your confident remarks

While I can barely lift a finger

Against an ant.

When you can stand

Looking in the mirror

Smiling, full of life

I just c a n 't.

You s u f f o c a t e me

When you tell me to be happy

But happy is an art

And I'm not an artist.

When I paint a smile,

People see right through it.

That's not art when

It can't e x i s t.

You s u f f o c a t e me

And I'm shattering

Yet my sharp edges

Become dull in your light.

You are s u f f o c a t i n g me

So how can you smile?

You s u f f o c a t e me

And you think it's a l r i g h t...