i wanna be just like her
just like me like you like her
take off this weight please make me lighter
lighter
so done with being myself
i’d rather be anyone else
i’m tired of being a fighter
fighter
how many days until i tire of walking down the same street
how many days until you notice i don’t know how to be me
how many times will i try my hardest to get you to see
it doesn’t matter who i am if i just don’t know how to be
i wish i could time travel to a space that really just wasn’t this
i wish i could swallow my discomfort, there are no more frogs to kiss
i wish i tried my hardest to be a better person than i am
but i am the combination of insecurity and envy in a can
i wanna be just like her
just like me like you like her
take off this weight please make me lighter
lighter
so done with being myself
i’d rather be anyone else
i’m tired of being a fighter
fighter
i can’t solve this mystery
i can’t figure out what i’m supposed to be
i can’t solve this mystery
i can’t figure out what i’m supposed to be
i wanna be just like her
just like me like you like her
take off this weight please make me lighter
lighter
so done with being myself
i’d rather be anyone else
i’m tired of being a fighter
fighter
credits
from Sublimation,
released March 10, 2023
Shalom Obisie-Orlu: Vocals
Ryan Hemsworth: Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming
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