What I Mean Lyrics

I always try

To say the right thing

But it's always wrong and it's always jumbled

And it's not what I mean

Don't hear my words, don't hear my screams

Cause it's always wrong and it's always different

And it's not what it seems

Not what it seems

Checked out and broken down

Glued always to a screen

I only seem to drown

In all the layers in-between

Oh nothing's really real

Realized at seventeen

They say we've got a good deal

A little cog in your machine

That's not what I mean

Should I just lie

Can't say what I've seen

'Cause it's always wrong and it's always selfish

And it's not what I mean

I always fight when I should flee

'Cause you're always right and you're always amazing

And it's not what it seems

Not what it seems

I know where to go when you wanna be alone

Baby always said I'll never make it on my own

So you'll take good care of me, so excited to be free

He said, that's not what I mean, baby that's not what I mean

That's not what I mean

Checked out and broken down

Glued always to a screen

I only seem to drown

In all the layers in between

Oh nothing's really real

Realized at seventeen

They say we've got a good deal

A little cog in your machine

That's not what I mean