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When I'm Not Myself
What do you want from me?
 What do you need from me?
 Is there something
 I can do
 to make myself better
 in your eyes
 
 I look for your eyes
 trying to find peace
 but you 
 recoil
 from them
 like you are too
 afraid to look 
 
 I find myself
 looking for you
 but you aren't there
 it's almost like 
 you are 
 avoiding 
 the thought of me
 
 What do you want from me?
 What do you need from me?
 Is there something 
 I can do
 to make myself better
 in your eyes
 
 I'm becoming more
 unlike myself
 just for you
 but you don't notice
 you are too 
 fascinated 
 with her
 
 I try to be like
 her
 but I can't
 do it
 she is too different
 from me
 
 What do you want from me?
 What do you need from me?
 Is there something 
 I can do
 to make myself better
 in your eyes
 
 Sometimes I wonder
 why you even like
 me 
 if it is her
 the one you talk to
 willingly
 where you go to 
 for advice
 
 I'm trying to be 
 myself
 but it isn't 
 enough
 I can tell
 it isn't enough
 
 What do you want from me?
 What do you need from me?
 Is there something 
 I can do
 to make myself better
 in your eyes
 
 I like you
 I love you
 what is the 
 difference
 if you don't notice
 since you are too
 captivated with
 her
 to realize
 
 I try to please
 you
 I try my hardest
 but it just isn't 
 enough
 for you
 since the one you like
 isn't me
 
 What do you want from me?
 What do you need from me?
 Is there something
 I can do
 to make myself better
 in your eyes
 
 Just tell me
 what you want
 what you need
 and I will
 understand
 even if it hurts
 I just want to know
 why you evade
 me
 and make me seem
 insignificant
 if you say 
 I'm the one
 you like
