[Verse 1: Madd Hatter]
These mental health images spread across the internet
Have lame interpretations for the pain that’s always been a threat
Fist clenched, steam from the ears with little interest
For how you truly feel, is it disrespect or a disconnect?
Unfit to maintain what we’ve labelled as sane
They’ll say these shades of introspection were purely made with aim
Shift perception for progrеssion, you might be tempted to claim
That it’s prеtensive attention, they mixing messages, dang
That misdirection was intentionally placed
Things ain’t destined to change, this the page we maintain
Same as the people too adamant to accept all the blame
Misconceptions remain
Like all that darkness you feign
Discarded when shame perpetuates more of the same
Like how shit’s only the hardest when it’s not going your way
It’s all a part of our game to try and tarnish your name
You get marginalized and have to bottle the shame
[Hook: Alyssa Jane]
I’ve been down, boy (down boy)
Can’t take a look around
‘Cause I’ve been hitting the ground, boy
I cannot be who they want me to be
I can’t avoid all the adversity
Please allow me to be me (please)
Allow me to be me
[Verse 2: Madd Hatter]
Applicant for the posish that you chose since 06
Aspirant graduates, entrapments got you at your own wits
Aberrant behavior’s the enactment of the hopeless
You lose control, but who’s to know that we’re the ones controlling it
They'll say you shouldn’t mope in it
Unity is openness
So explain the pain, the hopelessness is quite copious
Vultures, wolves, HR stands for human roguishness
We hope to tell it all with the promise you won’t disclose a bit
As long as it’s synonymous with comfort they will honor it
Remain anonymous if it is not against their tolerance
Tryna look inside your frontal lobe to peep your consciousness
Naïve for you think there weren’t undertones of consequence
You thought your job was safe if you just laid low
Lambs to the slaughter, guess it’s fair to call you scapegoats
Not the culprit, but they’ll say that you’re not much of a culture fit
It’s bullshit
Never hold their opinions as ultimate
[Hook: Alyssa Jane]
I’ve been down, boy (down boy)
Can’t take a look around
‘Cause I’ve been hitting the ground, boy
I cannot be who they want me to be
I can’t avoid all the adversity
Please allow me to be me (please)
Allow me to be me
[Verse 3: Madd Hatter]
So you just moved into the neighborhood
Suburbia to Maplewood
They catch a glimpse and see you poppin’ pills
You got the neighbors shook
They’d rather call the cops instead of seeing if the neighbor’s good
And if they find cause to take shots, they’ll take ‘em if they could
Trembling, staring at you like there’s no resemblance
Humankind divided by classes and intelligence
You’ve mastered how to act
But when you crack you fall to sediments
And then they all react like you’re the threat expressing sentiments
Of how you were a troubled soul, always stuck at home
And they could see your grief, but say it’s out of their control
It’s crazy as human beings, love is not our favorite role
It’s like they’d rather be right instead of save a soul
News broadcast
Another suicide, another gruesome crime
Towards someone who’s been confused inside
Tryna remove the blinds
Tryna see the light, but y’all just take it
They ain’t choose to die
It’s all by design
This whole system should be scrutinized
[Hook: Alyssa Jane]
I’ve been down, boy (down boy)
Can’t take a look around ‘cause I’ve been hitting the ground, boy
I cannot be who they want me to be
I can’t avoid all the adversity
Please allow me to be me (please)
Allow me to be me
