Why do I have to sit
In these four walls
Filled with empty minds
This place is like a cage
And I'm the bird who wants to sing
They always tell us
You can be anything
All the stress you stack on my chest
I'm barely getting by
They say just do your best
And when I fail they think I didn't try
I promise I tried
I tried
Sometimes the overload
Is too much for me to hold
But I'm still holding on
I can't help but disappoint
I'm sorry that I couldn't keep up
Next time don't count on signing me up
All the stress you stack on my chest
I'm barely getting by
They say just do your best
And when I fail they think I didn't try
I promise I tried
I tried
All the stress you stack on my chest
I'm barely getting by
All the stress you stack on my chest
Barely getting by
They say just do your best
And when I fail they think I didn't try
I promise I tried
I tried