You can't be something you're not

Cadence Bommarito

You can’t be something you’re not

And I hear my name

It’s louder than it was before

You can’t be something you’re not

But I heard them say it

Quieter now

You can’t be something you’re not

Then tell me what I am

Who are you?

You can’t be something you’re not

And I’m not

But you are

You can’t be something you’re not

I hear them ask “Where?”

I don’t know where they are or were or “When?”

You can’t be something you’re not

But then how will I know?

Who am I?

You can’t be something you’re not

I heard you already (or them?)

“How?” Or “When?” Do we know?

You can’t be something you’re not

But I want to be everything I’m not

I want to be everything. All at once.

You can’t be something you’re not

I can’t be stuck

I can’t be stagnant

You can’t be something you’re not

Oh but what if I can?

“What ifs” have got me nowhere

You can’t be something you’re not

No matter what?

But what if?

You can’t be something you’re not

“What ifs” have got me nowhere

So “Why?”

You can’t be something you’re not

Or “When?”

Or “How?” Do I unpack this?

You can’t be something you’re not

I suppose you’re right (or they’re right)

But I want to prove you wrong

You can’t be something you’re not

I hate repetition!

And wants are meaningless

You can’t be something you’re not

You can’t be something you’re not

I can’t be something I’m not.

You can’t be something you’re not