Swimming

It's okay to feel the way you do Swimming in a love that they gave you You drown But they will never love you like I do In this ocean, you're all I see You're not a mess, no, you're an empath on a messy earth Can't understand why somebody As special as you wants to fit in so bad that it hurts Your worth isn't based off of how much you earn You say you feel empty the more you consume Do we blame the flower when it doesn't bloom Or blame the terrain it was planted into? When you walk in a room, everyone stares You spent thе whole morning on makeup and hair Still all you see are your flaws You nеver would see what they see when you look in the mirror Nobody compares you like nobody else Being trapped in an app feels like livin' in Hell See, we live in a world where we're taught That it's better to be anyone else but ourselves, damn Your feelings aren't real, your friends are all fake You're tired as fuck, you just need a break Don't know if you know The lower your self-esteem goes, the more that these companies make The more of yourself that you hate The more that you look to replace, the more you'll be willing to pay This hole got me stuck in a game That you didn't even realize you were playin', so It's okay to feel the way you do Swimming in a love that they gave you You drown But they will never love you like I do In this ocean, you're all I see The truth is, you're as beautiful as beautiful gets Wish you knew your flaws were just a shift in perception Away from them being a gift Does the dopamine hit when you post? Worth it when you know people pick apart all of your pics? You're sick of the comments that say, "Does she even respond?" When you don't, then they call you a bitch It's just how it is, it's sad, it's true, man Think we forgot what it means to be human These apps are detrimental to our mental health So we go buy an app to improve it And call that "improvement," but I digress I know you're livin' with a lot of stress Tryin' your best to find the line between work and rest Haven't found it yet, damn They see you were thick in the head But not what goes on in your head, damn, yeah Ask you how you are in the sheets But not why you're not leavin' bed, damn, yeah They sit there and stare at your lips But don't hear a thing that you said, damn, yeah They come out the woodwork And then they get mad when you leave 'em on read I know that you no longer wanna pretend Like all the bullshit hasn't taken its toll You're tired of strivin' to be what they want you to be When you know you just don't fit the mold "Sit there and look pretty" is what you were told By someone you used to consider a friend You ask him, "How am I supposed to feel pretty With all of these hideous thoughts in my head?" Never saw him again, at first you were hurt That they thought your image was all you were worth But then you realized you were wasting your time On opinions of people who make you feel worse You feel like you're cursed, you wanna move on Remove every contact you have in your phone You realize the more and more people pretend like they love you The more you feel like you're alone, just know It's okay to feel the way you do Swimming in a love that they gave you You drown But they will never love you like I do In this ocean (They will never love you like I do) They will never love you like I do (Swimming in a love that they gave you) (You drown) (They will never love you like I do) They will never love you like I do (In this ocean)