Something That I'm Not

Just Surrender

I keep thinking that there's something I'm supposed to do
I keep searching but I'll never measure up for you
I hate the way that you always have something to say
Yeah I can bend but I wont break for what you willingly pay

Maybe I'm not meant to be all the things you want from me
Isn't it enough to just believe what we've got (is enough)
Maybe I'm not meant to be
Inside all the dreams your dreaming
I can slowly feel you changing me
into something that I'm not

I'm getting tired of you playing me like a fool
I thought I'd land in the skies when I aimed for you
I find myself coming up short every time
If you can't see me standing here love, then your blind

Open your eyes

Maybe I'm not meant to be all the things you want from me
Isn't it enough just to believe what we've got (is enough)
Maybe I'm not meant to be inside all the dreams your dreaming
I can slowly feel you changing me
Into something that I'm not

I feel the pressure
In my life I feel you closing in on me
I feel you closing in on me

Maybe I'm not meant to be
All the things you want from me
Isn't it enough to just believe what we've got [is enough]
Maybe I'm not meant to be inside of all the dreams your dreaming
I can slowly feel you changing me
Into something I'm not
And I can slowly feel you changing me
Into something I'm not
Something that I'm not
And I can slowly feel you changing me
Something that I'm not
And I can slowly feel you changing me


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Something That I'm Not Lyrics as written by Edward Simons Andrew Meunier

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    amazing song :] i think its about how being in a relationship changes you. in some cases its a good thing, however sometimes its not.

    mypaperheart310on January 11, 2008   Link

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