Not Myself Lyrics

Lyric discussion by waxpoetic 

Cover art for Not Myself lyrics by John Mayer

I'm in a relationship with somebody who is bipolar. I never really understood this song until we started spending more time around eachother and he would tell me what it was like in his mind sometimes. One day he went, "I worry I'm going to do something to scare you away." "Suppose I said I am on my best behavior," really hit me hard because this person I really care for is trying his hardest to be on his 'best behavior' for me and himself and his family. But there are still times when I don't even recognize him - he's so down or whatever - but it always gets better. "Wait it out while I am someone else." Perhaps this is the anthem of anybody with a mental illness.