Superman

from Prologue by Amanda McCarthy

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You know you're a jerk sometimes, but it's all for show
Superman persona hiding all they'll never know
You're lying awake at night counting all that's wrong
And hoping if you laugh it off the world will play along
But you don't see that you never fooled me

Misrepresented, misunderstood
A million things you'd change if you only knew you could
But if you change one thing, all I ask you do
Is love yourself a little more from a higher point of view
'Cause you don't see that you're perfect to me

Open up and you'll find
You were never alone even after all this time
You are only a prisoner of your own mind
And through the pain and pressure
I still see the glimmer in your eye
That lets me know you're gonna be alright

You're living it up in your outer shell
Hiding from the barriers that claim your inner Hell
Even all the highs learn to level out
Running from the demons you still know nothing about

But how can you fight when you don't know the enemy
Swallow the pills to get over the hills
Desperate to feel anything besides what you felt
When you were just a kid
Too young to understand
But old enough to know that we're all full of shit

Open up and you'll find
You were never alone even after all this time
You are only a prisoner of your own mind
And through the pain and pressure
I still see the glimmer in your eye
That lets me know you're gonna be alright

Light another cigarette so life can go by quicker
Every day spent in New Hampshire will only make you stale and sicker
You wanna see the world but it's killing me to know
Even among a million people you'll still feel alone

You know you're a jerk sometimes, but it's all for show
Superman persona hiding all they'll never know
But if you change one thing, all I ask you do
Is love yourself a little more from a higher point of view
I just wish I knew how to get through to you
I've seen what's underneath, you're still perfect to me

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from Prologue, released November 24, 2017
Amanda McCarthy - vocals, guitar

Written by Amanda McCarthy - (c) 2016-2017

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Southern NH // Boston, MA -- Undeniably pop, with an alternative rock twist, a dash of Nashville, and the heart of an old soul.

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