[Intro:]<br />I'm wishing the bath water clean<br />She hides in the back and is unseen<br />I take off the mask that surrounds me<br />Look me in the face, what do you see?<br />I feel like a boy the age of 13<br />My body grows up, but my mind stays the same<br />Look me in the face, what do you see?<br /><br />[Verse 1:]<br />How do you tell an angel<br />That you don't believe in God?<br />Why do I feel like such a stranger?<br />I look around, I look around<br />And all my friends are gone<br />[Chorus:]<br />But oh, would you be me?<br />Because I would be you<br />Oh, you'd be happy<br />Only if you wanted to<br />And how would you treat me?<br />Because I would treat you<br />Oh, you'd be happy<br />Only if you wanted to<br /><br />[Verse 2:]<br />How do you tell your father<br />That you want him to notice you?<br />Why does this seem like such a bother?<br />When mom says you'd be better off dead<br />But I want to see you, I still wanna see you<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />Oh. would you call me?<br />Oh, it's not hard to<br />I'm the first one<br />Oh, you gave birth to<br />And oh, would you write me<br />On my birthday?<br />Graduation was yesterday<br />Yesterday, oh<br /><br />[Verse 3:]<br />How do you hold the special victim<br />When they push you away?<br />When they've been raped on the inside<br />Torn on the outside?<br />The dirt and ugly from the stain that they try to hide<br />Touched in private places, embarrassed faces<br />Too scared to ask for help<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />Oh, would you be me?<br />Because I would be you<br />Oh, you'd be happy<br />Only if you wanted to<br />And how would you treat me?<br />Because I would treat you<br />You'd be happy<br />Only if you wanted to<br /><br />[Outro:]<br />I'm wishing the bath water clean<br />She hides in the back and is unseen<br />I take off the mask that surrounds me<br />Look me in the face, what do you see?<br /><br /><br />Connect with Blue October<br />Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blueoctober" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/blueoctober</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blueoctober.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/blueoctober..</a>.<br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blueoctoberband" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@blueoctoberband</a><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/blueoctober" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/blueoctober</a>