Essere Semplice

There are things that happen
One day out of the blue
That seem almost like it was all written, already decided
And everything you took for granted
Seems to vanish in a moment, erased
All the things you chose to overlook
Every word you didn’t listen to
What you locked away in a basement
Now comes back to tell you how wrong you are
And I apologize if I didn’t live
Like others told me to
If everything I ever wanted
Was bigger than me
And now that I’m here, I can’t catch my breath
I really wish I could be simple
But I know it’s stupid to think
That it’s not a part of me
But things happen
So suddenly
That everything around you changes in an instant
And everything you stopped thinking about
What you did to others and forgot
Every moment, every chance you wasted
Every piece of advice you didn’t take
All the things you burned and despised
Seem to say to you, "Look how wrong you are"
And I apologize if I didn’t live
Like others told me to
If everything I ever wanted
Was bigger than me
And now that I’m here, I can’t catch my breath
I really wish I could be simple
But I know it’s stupid to think
That it’s not a part of me
That I’ve always been complicated
Always out of sync, always inadequate
Like someone who can never find their way back home
But things happen
But what can you do?
And I apologize if I didn’t live
Like others told me to
If everything I ever wanted was bigger than me
And now that I’m here, I can’t catch my breath
I really wish I could be simple
But I know it’s stupid to think
That it’s not a part of me