David Alan Roberts - To Be Who I'm Not Lyrics

I wake up to a brand-new day
But now they all just feel the same way
I just want to stay on time
Each level that I will ascend
Just means I must begin again
There is no end to where I must climb
There is no place where I can rest
No place where I don't feel the stress
And the pressure to be where I'm not
The stature I gain is never enough
And I must buy more outrageous stuff
The pressure is always to be who I'm not
The impact we all hope to make
Is like a big rock thrown in a lake
We just want to make a splash
But the ripples soon will disappear
As will the things we hold dear
It will all eventually be trash
There is no place where I can rest
No place where I don't feel the stress
And the pressure to be where I'm not
The stature I gain is never enough
And I must buy more outrageous stuff
The pressure is always to be who I'm not
Do hardened hearts ever break
Can fragile souls admit their mistakes
We will blame the ones we've wronged
If prison makes us feel secure
That's just more pain that we will endure
We're addicted to thinking we are strong
There is no place where I can rest
No place where I don't feel the stress
And the pressure to be where I'm not
The stature I gain is never enough
And I must buy more outrageous stuff
The pressure is always to be who I'm not