To Be Who I'm Not

I wake up to a brand-new day But now they all just feel the same way I just want to stay on time Each level that I will ascend Just means I must begin again There is no end to where I must climb There is no place where I can rest No place where I don't feel the stress And the pressure to be where I'm not The stature I gain is never enough And I must buy more outrageous stuff The pressure is always to be who I'm not The impact we all hope to make Is like a big rock thrown in a lake We just want to make a splash But the ripples soon will disappear As will the things we hold dear It will all eventually be trash There is no place where I can rest No place where I don't feel the stress And the pressure to be where I'm not The stature I gain is never enough And I must buy more outrageous stuff The pressure is always to be who I'm not Do hardened hearts ever break Can fragile souls admit their mistakes We will blame the ones we've wronged If prison makes us feel secure That's just more pain that we will endure We're addicted to thinking we are strong There is no place where I can rest No place where I don't feel the stress And the pressure to be where I'm not The stature I gain is never enough And I must buy more outrageous stuff The pressure is always to be who I'm not