"Not To Make It About Me" lyrics

When you came to me
Appearing as a spectral presence
I maintained that I think change
Is pretty difficult and awkward
You started asking me questions
About the essence of existence
And I got quiet
As I thought about money

But not to make everything about me
Not to make it all about me
As you sat there, telling me a story
I began to drift away

I looked through my
My personal word bank
When everything is wrong
All of the words sound strange
Was there ever such a time
That you and I were on the same page?
Consistent, short phrases
That never meant anything

But not to make everything about me (But not to make)
Not to make it all about me (Everything about me)
As you sat there, telling me a story (As I began)
I remembered everything (To drift away)
Oh no!

But not to make everything about me
As I began to drift away
But not to make everything about me
As I began to drift away
But not to make everything about me
As I began to drift away
But not