Why no one will help me
  I am too dumb I am too smart
  They'll not understand me
  I am lonely
  They'll hate me
  And there is not enough time
  It's too hard to help me
  And god wants me to work
  No resting no lazy
  
  These excuses how they served me so well
  They've kept me safe
  They've kept me stoic
  They've kept me locked in my own cell
  
  I'm too far from home
  It takes far too much energy
  And I cannot afford to
  No one will ever see me
  
  These excuses how they served me so well
  They've kept me safe
  They've kept me stoic
  They've kept me locked inside my cell
  
  These excuses how they're so familiar
  They've kept me small
  They've kept me blocked
  They've kept me safe inside my shell
  
  Bringing this into the light
  Shakes their foundation
  And it clears my side
  Now my imagination
  Is the only thing that limits
  The bar that is raised to the heights
  
  No one can have it all see
  I have to they want me to
  And I can't let them down
  I'll never be happy
  
  These excuses how they served me so well
  They've kept me safe
  They’ve kept me small
  They’ve kept me locked inside my cell
  
  These excuses how they're so familiar
  They've kept me small
  They've kept me stoic
  They've kept me locked inside my cell