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Someone shake me, wake me up, tell me I've been dreamin'

Tell me, what's the meaning of these things that I keep seein'?

'Cause I'm startin' to get tired of spinnin' in a spiral

Held under the pressure like a Gravitron

So, someone, listen close and help me analyze this feeling

I don't see in color and white noise is all I'm hearin'

Yeah, the doctor gave me pills and my mama's sayin' prayers for me

But nothing's workin' at all

I don't wanna just fit in with the rest of them

I've got too much on my mind to be wastin' any time

Pretendin' to fit in with the rest of them

I'd rather be original material

When I was a child I had fire in my belly

And love was all I needed to keep that fire steady

Oh, I used to be a dreamer, hoper and believer

Now I need a natural phenomenon to prove my intuition isn't wrong

I don't wanna just fit in with the rest of them

I've got too much on my mind to be wastin' any time

Pretendin' to fit in with the rest of them

I'd rather be original material

(Wanna be, oh)

Yeah, I know myself too well

It's all a show and tell

Why can't you be yourself, man?

Why can't you be yourself?

I don't wanna just fit in with the rest of them

I've got too much on my mind to be wastin' any time

Pretendin' to fit in with the rest of them

I'd rather be original material for once

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