Superficial nature wearing thin
I can't seem to begin
What really do I see
When I stare back at me?
As crushing time reveals my foe
Inheriting all woe
Solutions in the past
Conditioned not to ask
It's what you're meant to be
Your name and number
Be all that you should be
You will recover
Things you haven't lost
'Cause they don't see you
Like you think they do
Please just become you
Release your fear is what he said
This all came to a head
Feel cheated and abused
Traditioned follows through
Though I can't see how this will end
I know that you will always pull me through
It's what you're meant to be
Your name and number
Be all that you should be
You will recover
Things you haven't lost
'Cause they don't see you
Like you think they do
Please just become you
{Mankind: That word should have new meaning for all of us today}
{We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore}
{Go ahead and run}
{Run home and cry to mama}
{Me?}
{I'm through runnin'}
{You cant be happy all the time, that's life}
{Take it back}
It's what you're meant to be
Your name and number
Be all that you should be
You will recover
Things you haven't lost
'Cause they don't see you
Like you think they do
Please just become you
It's what you're meant to be
Your name and number
Be all that you should be
You will recover
Things you haven't lost
'Cause they don't see you
Like you think they do
Please just become you
My soul went searching for a cause
But came back empty-handed
The emptiness you see
Building a better me
