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I tried so hard to live this lie
Pretending I was some tough guy
But now I've had enough
I can't, I can't live that way no more now
Were you always feeling edgy? (Yes)
Afraid the mask would slip and they'd see? (Totally)
I carried so much weight on me
I never truly was myself
Just an amalgam off the shelf
A total acting role then?
Yes, I could've won an Oscar, yes I could
And did you ever get found out? (All the time)
Did that compound your sense of doubt?
It was so hard not being real
Let me tell you how for years
I was waking up in fears
Seemed like everything I said sounded wrong
No one would think of me
No personality
And no one from the stall
It's alright, it's alright Kevin
You're okay, you've just been missing
You've been running for so long
You can't go on no more
It's alright, it's alright Kevin
Just go slow and don't be rushing
I don't think that I can take this pretense anymore
Be true to yourself
Well, that's what they say
But no one ever tells you how
What is it you want to say?
I tried so hard to be a man
And now I don't care if I can
My life has been just one long fight
Let me tell you how with ease
You can break from your disease
Abandon all old thoughts and start afresh
Embrace some new ideas
And live a life of ease
For once just hear me say
It's alright, it's alright Kevin
You're okay, you've just been missing
You've been running for so long
You can't go on no more
It's alright, it's alright Kevin
Just go slow and don't be rushing
I don't think that I can take this loneliness no more
And now, and now
I know, I know
There's nowhere to go
But I'm so glad you're saying it