Why So Serious?

Everybody judging like they know me…

They don’t see the scars underneath.

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Everybody ’round me seems to judge me

Without knowing the reason for the scars

Take one look, then run because it’s ugly

But really, they’re the reason who I am

I hide things when I speak, make it look easy

Smile sharp like I mean it when I laugh

Hair burnt from the bleach, hope you see me

Need you to like me—yeah, that’s the trap

Somebody better call Batman

I’m ’bout to do something reckless

One of those days in my head, man

Thoughts go loud, I’m breathless

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Why so serious?

They don’t hear me

Why so serious?

I’m barely steady

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Take me away

’Cause I’m not okay

I’m stuck at the bottom

In a prison of problems I can’t escape

I need a break from my brain

From the doubt, from the stress, from the pain

Why so serious?—I keep joking

Just to keep myself sane

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Every day I wonder how they’ll catch me

Tie me down and look inside my head

Don’t blame me when you get infected

Tried to stop it, now it’s spreading instead

Anxiety keeping me awake

Anger heavy like an anchor chain

Comparison’s a black hole, fake

Scrolling lives that I can’t outrun, wait

I’m jealous of people I don’t even know

Phone glued to my hand, still feeling alone

I never win, I measure my worth

By a highlight reel that makes it worse

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I need a break from my temper

It’s exhausting living this way

I don’t wanna hurt, I just wanna remember

How to get through the day

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Take me away

Car or a plane

This whole world keeps messing with my brain

I need a break from my brain

From the noise, from the shame, from the pain

Why so serious?—I keep smiling

So nobody knows I’m drained

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I’m not crazy, I’m overwhelmed

I’m not broken, I just need help

Not a villain, not a joke

Just a human trying to cope

If I laugh, it’s not a threat

It’s me trying not to regret

Everything I don’t say out loud

When the room gets too damn crowded

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Take me away… just for tonight

Let my head slow down, let me breathe right

Why so serious?—I’m still here

Just asking for a little peace

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I need a break…

From my brain.