I Expect Too Much (My Song Is My Own) Lyrics

When I look into the mirror

Wake up to tired eyes

The red bumps that I've scratched off

My makeup tries to hide

I wonder what they think of me

Do they notice when I'm down

I listen to the words I wrote

Does no one hear a sound

Crafting chords and melodies

Every line's aligned

I sing my songs and send them to the void

Perfectly poetic

But am I saying anything at all

My words disperse and fly away

Does no one hear my call?

Oh, I expect too much

Writing is enough

Even if no one can hear it

No, I can be content

My song is my own

I can sing and feel right at home

When I'm playing the piano

My worries melt away

I'll make up words, not caring what I say

I fill a room with music

Sometimes I wanna cry

The feeling grows and grows

I close my eyes

There's a deep memory

Forgotten long ago

That surfaces and chills you to your bones

Suffering in silence

I call out in the rain

Will an answer come to me

Is my searching all in vain

Oh, I expect too much

Writing is enough

Even if no answer's given

Know I can be content

My song gives me hope

I can sing and know I'm not alone

Oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh hoh oh

I can sing and feel right at home

Mmm mmm mmm

Music you're an old friend

I welcome with arms wide

Nobody knows how much you're in my mind

And if one day you hear me

Come sit down for a while

I'm happy just to play and make you smile

One day I won't be here

Leaving you behind

But you can speak for me, I don't mind

The words and notes I give you

fragments of my soul

I hope that they inspire

All the ones I could never know

Oh, I expect too much

Writing is enough

Even if one day I'll leave it all

You can be content

Your song is your own

Sing it loud, let music fill your soul

Oh, I expect too much

Writing is enough

Even if no one can hear me

Know I can be content

My song is my own

No matter where I am

Even on my own

I'll keep singing and feel right at home

Oh, I expect too much

But I'll give my all

Singing loud cause my song is my own