I’m keeping my lips shut
I keep on zoning out
Pretending I’m just tired
When I’m foaming at the mouth

And I don’t make a move
And I don’t take a stand
And I don’t make a scene
Because I’m scared

And I don’t want to be

‘Cause I thought we’d be different
I thought that you and I were gonna be different
But now I’m through being optimistic
So now I’m boarding up the basement door
And I’m not gonna let you in

Give me a battle, give me something
Give me an excuse, I’ll do nothing
And I know that’s not helping
But I’m selfish and it’s lonely

And there’s a country song that keeps droning on
About some asshole’s idea of America
And I can’t take the fear of knowing
This is out there, so I’m running

And I don’t want to be

‘Cause I thought we’d be different
I thought that you and I were gonna be different
But now I’m through being optimistic
So now I’m boarding up the basement door
And I’m not gonna let you in

And I don’t want to be afraid of what’s surrounding me
The thunder and the wind have got me hiding in the underneath
And I don’t want to be

‘Cause I thought we’d be different
I thought that anything might be different
But now I’m through being optimistic
So now I’m boarding up the basement door
And I’m not gonna let you in

‘Cause I thought we’d be different
I thought this generation was gonna be different
But now I’m through being unrealistic
So now I’m breaking out of apathy
And I’m not gonna let you win