Invisible

Being looked at but not being seen
Say you're listening but do you know what I mean?
Felt just like a ghost since I was a teen
Why does no one see potential in me?
I know I take myself too seriously
Yet in who else shall I choose to believe?

Then suddenly
A subtle cynicism slithers into my psyche
(Inside of my psyche)
And I'm so ashamed cause she sounds just like me
(She's like me, she sounds like me)

I curtain my doubt but express my hope
(Hide my doubt, express my hope)
Interest slips away from your face, it shows
(Are you here? What do you know?)
Talking to myself that is how I know
That I am

Being looked at but not being seen
Say you're listening but do you know what I mean?
Felt just like a ghost since I could breathe
Held hostage by my own insecurities
But if I could sing confidently
My voice could be the key to set me free

Now I'm taking wing and flying away
(Flying away)
When my head's in clouds I won't hear a thing you say
(Thing you say)
I grant myself love and respect right now
(Love and respect Mia right now)
Won't apologize for speaking too loud
(I'm making sound, my voice, the sound)
I'm making my inner child so proud
(You know she is)