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

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

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

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

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

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