I was cryin', layin' on that floor Hopin' I would be a star, forever wantin' more If it's battle, I'll go to war, fight my best, forget the score We are the kids who always finished second, half the time ignored We're the kids who didn't take no for an answer The kids who fight their own battles, the kids who fought with these cancers But always kept their head up, didn't wanna be pampered Understood the competition and stuck with their standards Didn't change for nobody, because "popular" didn't matter It was a meaningless factor that only lead to disaster This is normal for a kid of my age, tired of being inside this cage Together we should turn the page and take our spot, it's in the stage But honestly, you understand what I'm given? I can't Fake it anymore, I finally made a decision, I'm musician So laugh, while I carry on my mission And when I finally make it big, you won't get no admission Hold on close, 'cause I will bring you all along Hear each other's voices, it's a never ending song When you run your own path, there's no way to be wrong Now sing, before the moment is gone And I don't wanna go back (back) I'd rather stay right here with you And I don't wanna fall down (down) When I was feeling so new Through all the fear, the blood, the tears (tears) I'm finally seeing Through all the fear, the blood, the tears (tears) I'm finally seeing clear Listen, I understand cause I've been down too Lost at all, falling out and what I needed was you You couldn't stand to bear the criticism we go through Now I'm sittin' all alone, thinkin' if what you said was ever true See, we define ourselves by our actions And if we ain't be yourself, then you're actually actin' And lackin' with passion, and you won't get no satisfaction You be simply living life while your time is just passin' So quit lyin', and open up the door yourself Pursue the fairytale dream you had when you were twelve And don't listen to any opinions that don't come from yourself 'Cause when you finally find success, you'll have a story to tell You'll say, "They doubted and hated, didn't believe I would make it" And they would go back home and listen the same music, but he's famous It doesn't make sense, it's so ironic, we live in a world that's now bionic Nobody listens until the world does, and that's honest It's not your fault, it's the way us people have become We learn not to defend our hopes, but instead to have none So what do you say? Let's undo what's been done And start this new chapter, where our thoughts may just run And I don't wanna go back (back) I'd rather stay right here with you And I don't wanna fall down (down) When I was feeling so new Through all the fear, the blood, the tears (tears) I'm finally seeing Through all the fear, the blood, the tears (tears) I'm finally seeing clear