From the recording Roar
Lyrics
I used to be the life of the party
I used to sing out loud
I used to play pretend until the summer ended
Winter came, it claimed my shame
Oh how I wish that I could fly out into space
Oh how I wish I could just look you in the face
I never needed you to tell me how to live
I just needed you to pull me back up from the cliff
I was the blood in my father's eyes
The anger in my mother's pride
I used to be a ghost, a fly by night
But I bottled it all up and I put it in a safe
Now you never call me up
Cause you don't like me any way
Oh how I wish that I could fly out into space
Oh how I wish I could just look you in the face
I never needed you to tell me how to live
I just needed you to pull me back up from the cliff
Oh oh I, I've been a burden
Up on the shelf my time is uncertain
Ooh ooh, hear my roar
Ooh, ooh, cause I can't scream anymore