"(I Don't Have) Trauma" lyrics

I don't have trauma
I just have bad writing
From a tortured screenwriter
Wannabe bachelor of art is dead
I don't get nervous
I'm just corpsing on camera
Uninspired performance from a B-movie actor

And everyone says to be yourself
But my self feels like a nuclear catastrophe
That will someday rain cold upon this earth

When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place
When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place (In the first place)
In the first place

I wanna be standing in the rain
Colour grade upon my close-up
Suit and tie
Failure behind my eyes
Saying, "In another life, I would've liked (I like)
Just doing laundry and taxes with you"
I don't have character
But I have a damn good season arc
That goes from triumph to failure
To redemption when the credits roll

When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place
When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place (In the first place)
In the first place

The crowd screams, "Please, just be yourself!"
But I've not seen that kid in years
Could you introduce us?
Maybe grab a coffee (Maybe grab a coffee)
I heard they're quite a bit like me
We could talk about Japanese RPGs, or something

When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place
When you say you "feel so empty"
That implies that there was something
That ever felt whole in the first place (In the first place)
In the first place