(It's me against myself)

(It's me against myself)

Jyl, why you actin' like we never met?

You know well I've been tellin' you what to do in your head

Thinkin' you can use me to push you to your goals

Then throw me out 'til you're pathetically crawlin' back again

No, you can't get rid of me, this is how it begins

Call me your worst enemy, but I'm your best friend

I'm the only one that's really known where you been

What you're doin' and where you're goin'

Would you really want this to end?

I don't know, it depends

I really don't want you anymore

But in my defense

You cause a lot of pain and existential sufferin'

You make me overanalyze myself and make me feel I'm better off dead

Whoa, I just really want the best for you

Present the truth, so what you gonna do?

Call me out, now you don't got the guts to pull through

You know I know you better than you know you

Shut up, don't laugh when I'm talkin'

I'm honestly tired of all of your mockin'

My mind's on the up and up, and I don't need you for once

Think I can take the next leap without bein' shoved

Now I got some questions

How come you told me that I'd never fit in?

Said I gotta give up 'cause you would always win

But you better think before you double-cross me

You've been sloppy up to the edge

All this time I put my trust in you

You made my mind a prison now it's time to prosecute

You thought I'd never escape this pain

That you were pullin' me under

Thought you'd cut so deep I would never recover

Shh, quit actin' like I'm the villain

'Cause you ain't no saint, don't you get it?

I'm helpin', I had to push you to break

So you could be great

'Cause true worth comes from real pain

But it's okay, I can wait

I'm the one you should thank

Feels like it's me against myself

Am I the villain or the victim now?

I can't scream to call for help

'Cause I don't know how

It's a lonely bout

Me against myself

Why you think you gotta beat up or drive?

It's the pain and the passion makin' you come alive

There's no dark without light, no peace without fight

No you without me, why would I lie?

You're dead without my energy

And look, you got people watchin' you now

You kept it in all this time

'Cause you thought sellable meant sellin' out

You know everyone's so quick to be the judge and the jury

The world ain't used to a girl expressin' your kind of fury

All this time you were hidin'

Nothin' 'cause emotions on your sleeve show brightly

Look at what you want and not what you need

How'd you like a life with no privacy?

Hmm, I guess we'll see

Geeze, I find it ironic how this world could be so mean

Respect to the fallin' who never got a chance to breathe

I just wanna be seen and hear that someone heard me

I'm stuck with critical you, and you ain't got no mercy

Tell me why I should listen when no one's listened to me?

Yeah, I'm angsty and spiteful, what would you think?

When it's been buildin' up over the years

I be smarter than I put out to believe

But then I tear myself down just to fit into society's box

I thought I needed the keys 'til I kept breakin' the locks

Now I get it

Label me the problem 'cause I just don't fit in

I'm fed up with this dissonance so good riddance

As long as I'm alive with a pulse and a pen

I'll never stop writin' when I'm feelin' on the edge

The bends have been straightened, not a dead end

Children, no subtext, I'll be the voice who understands

Feels like it's me against myself (like me against myself)

Am I the villain or the victim, now? (Am I the villain or the victim now)

I can't scream to call for help

'Cause I don't know how (don't know how)

It's a lonely bout

Me against myself (like me against myself)

Myself, myself

No, I can't call for help (whoa)

It's lonely bout

Me against myself