I watched you run from reality, yeah, I know Disappear into the static on the radio Hey, don't stop now, babe, try again It's hard as hell when everything's so heavy, man Too many rules, too many little games Everybody telling us we gotta act the same Stay in line, don't make a scene Keep your head down, keep it clean They say, "Be like everybody else" Don't let 'em see what's underneath yourself Smile nice, don't ask why Don't let anybody see you cry Just follow the standards The standards That's what they want from you Follow the standards The standards Don't let them think you're strange But I don't wanna live that way No, I don't wanna fade away Oh, oh Screw the standards Oh, oh Screw the standards Everybody's chasing something they can't hold Plastic dreams and hearts that are growing old If you're different, they look away Like they forgot we're all afraid And maybe I'm too loud, maybe I'm too much Maybe I don't fit inside their little box But I don't wanna spend my life pretending Late nights, blue lights Everybody trying to look alright Headphones on, eyes closed Trying not to feel alone They say we're weird They say we're wrong But maybe they're scared all along Follow the standards The standards That's what they ask us to do Follow the standards The standards Become somebody new Oh, oh But screw the standards Oh, oh I don't wanna be another ghost I don't wanna be another ghost I don't wanna be another ghost...
