I had to give up on genesis For reasons in looking back weren’t completely legitimate And I know that she deserved better than me Well maybe that’s just the voice that I shouldn’t be listening to Cause I know I can be insecure A people pleaser, when I’m bad it’s worse I’ll take out my anger in anger on me Knowing damn well that I can’t live up to the standards I believe in All of the words fall flat And my dreams lose all fheir meaning When I can’t find my way When I’m lost in the in between, can’t make a sound, I can’t scream When nothing is left but nothing And I’ve forgotten who I am I’ll always remember when I fell short, but now it’s time to make it better I had to give up on sentiments For reasons that I didn’t want to be sensitive Be called soft or hard, I know for me All I wanted what was real, but what was real didn’t want me Telling a lie to mask the pain inside All of the difficult conversations that I avoided every time And for what to push out the love I knew Out of the fear that I couldn’t brave the flame cause it can burn you too They said I was real, but could I be fake too How do I face the different faces whenever I look in the mirror it’s hazy To be there for all of the people I need To take care of my family, cause that’s the only way I can call myself a man I had to give up on genesis For reasons in looking back weren’t completely legitimate And I know that she deserved better than me Well maybe that’s just the voice that I shouldn’t be listening to