Clean Lyrics

I thought I knew, but I was fooled

Protected by letters, and following rules

So eager to please, but scared by my dreams

Too used to excuses and never wanting to lose

The truth I tried to tell myself

Was nothing but a lie

So I'm coming clean

And I'm laying to waste

Who I should have been

Instead of making my way

And I'm sorry I won't be all that you want

'Cos coming clean now I can see

All I've got

In from the cold, with so little to show

So many years trying to break the mould

Shifting the blame, but betrayed by my pain

Another victim of ambition getting out of control

The fear I felt to be myself

Was easier to hide

But now I'm coming clean

And I'm laying to waste

Everything I've been

I'm more than just my mistakes

I'm sorry I can't be all that you thought

'Cos coming clean now I can see I'm lost

As I fall beneath the waterline

I can breathe, I feel clean for the first time

I may only be halfway through

I'm still searching for meaning among the truth

Now I'm coming clean

And I'm ready to say

How I really feel

And I won't be ashamed

I'm not sorry I won't be all that you want

I'm coming clean so you can see me

Yes I'm coming clean

And I'm washing away

How I used to feel

I don't need your disgrace

I'm not sorry I can't be all that you thought

I'm coming clean so you can see

Who I am and who I'm not