The Oppostion (Did I Ever Stand A Chance?)

One vs a million...

I submit to my deepest fears
Ones that I've lived with for all these years
And somehow I can't bring myself to confront the darkness
And somehow I can't understand how people can be so heartless

People talk behind my back
And they know not how I react
But their words cut like the sharpest knife
And I have to live with my flaws for my entire life

I play the part of a kind romantic
And I hear the words of the lost and damned, yeah
But here I stand with my chin held high
Looking up at the endless sky

I wish I could escape this world for a while
Shooting through the atmosphere and traveling for a million miles
Feel my airway constricting as the lack of air and my desires are conflicting

I just need to be at peace
With all of my clever enemies
I mean no harm with my words of kindness
So why must you hate me you people so mindless

It is behind my comprehension to understand your constant pretending
Say what you want and I will try to understand
Don't think I don't care
Don't think I can't stand
Though these wounds require mending
I still feel like I'm defending
All that I oppose and all that I fear
So someone please fight for me while I shed my last tear