Playing by the rules that you set in stone
But the game that I play isn't quite the same
Bouncing in my head but I'm not alone
And the roles are reversed for some more restraint
For all of the time that I've wasted in fear
Thinking that I had to sacrifice myself
I don't need your approval or anything here
Still watching as the silence trickles down the well
I'm trying so hard not to rub it in
When all these accusations keep resurfacing
You think that it's beneath you but I'm still intact
It's just a balancing act
It's all a balancing act, oh yeah
Waiting as your lips stay frozen shut
This matter of opinion leaves you stumbling straight
Trailing in your mind like a paper cut
Your thoughts are always burning 'til they've faded away
With all of the doubts you keep throwing around
Wondering when I'd just be falling out of my head
I don't need to belong and I'm not backing down
For fake validation in the lines you've been fed
I'm trying so hard not to rub it in
When all these accusations keep resurfacing
You think that it's beneath you but I'm still intact
It's just a balancing act
It's all a balancing act, oh yeah
Now tell me where you draw the line
Between assurance and your grief
There's still one word left on my mind
And it's insecurity
It's your insecurities
I'm trying so hard not to rub it in
When all these accusations keep resurfacing
You think that it's beneath you but I'm still intact
It's just a balancing act
It's all a balancing act, oh yeah
Nothing to say so let's attack
It's all a balancing act, oh yeah