"Cover Of Me" lyrics

I can't compare to my dad
He sets a standard
You can't depend on me like that
I'll never love like my mom
I must have missed something long ago
When I'm alone, I know

I'm just a cover of me
I keep pretending like I know what my life should be
Well I keep running my mouth
I'm terrified of the sound of people leaving now

Some days go by, I forget the way I felt
So I treat the time that passed like another dream
Like I am something better than this

Oh God, I'd love to leave here
Oh, you don't have to see me
You can't help
This only works if I forgive myself

And that's a chemical truth
The thing that keeps me here's
The same that ties the noose
And that's just part of the game
To keep possession till
No one's left to say my name

I'm just a cover of me
I keep pretending like I know what my life should be
Well I keep running, I keep running my
I keep running, I keep running my

Starry nights, the kids agree I'm famous
They saw me on the news
I told them get my good side
They told me not to move
Oxygen is hedonism
I'm the reason you won't visit
Told you not to listen
You said you wouldn't miss it

I'm just a cover of me
I keep pretending like I know what my life should be
Well I keep running my mouth
I'm tired of the sound of people leaving now

Starry nights, the kids agree I'm famous
They saw me on the news
I told them get my good side
They told me not to move