Artist Anthem 2022

I am an artist
I am free
I am an artist, it's all about me
I write my own songs and I'm doing it well
I am an artist and I hate myself

I wake up in the morning and I wish I was dead
It's taking all my motivation just to get out of bed
I'm so high living like a million dollars in debt
You don't become an artist till you're fucked in the head

It's been so long
And my life has changed
It's an old song
But it bites the same
And if you like it, then you might just be insane
(You're insane, you're insane, you're insane)

But if you want it, then I'll bring it back
Live forever, never fade to black
Cause I'm an artist, and it's my job to entertain
(Entertain, entertain)

Lemme hear you say
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself

I am an artist
I am unique
I say I'm normal but I'm really a freak
Hi it's very nice to meet you call me Alex Liu
I'll tell you all my secrets though they're not always true

My attachment issues run deep as oceans exploding
I seem proud to admit to people I don't feel emotion
And now I go to therapy yet keeping so much unspoken
4 years later it's clear to see that I'm still fucking broken

Yeah it's been so long
And my life has changed
It's an old song
But it bites the same
And if you like it, then you might just be insane
(You're insane, you're insane, you're insane)

But if you want it, then I'll bring it back
Live forever, never fade to black
Cause I'm an artist, and I make empathy from pain
(I'm in pain, I'm in pain)

Lemme hear you say
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself

In this new world yeah it kinda hits different doesn't it?
I no longer crave fame, just someone who'll listen, fuck it
There's no game to play, no danger to abstain from
Eventually we all return to where we came from

So make your shit, draw your pictures, fuck the ones you want
Keep the day job, write a novel, use an ugly font
The world is better with your brain in the mix
And to all my crazy fans, I'd like to thank you with this

If you don't hate me, and you like this song
And when you play it, you can sing along
Well then I thank you, it really makes my fucking day
While we're together, yeah we'll bring it back
Live forever, never fade to black
Cause we are artists, and we make empathy from pain
(We're in pain, we're in pain)

Lemme hear you say
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself
Oh I need professional help
I am an artist and I hate myself