Misunderstood

Lyrics

I hear the whispers and the lectures, about how I'm emotionally cold.

But I was taught to stand in the storm, and never show a tear as I get old.

They gave me a blueprint for a house, but they forgot to show me how to build a home.

I'm reading all the comments, the blame and the theories.

And I just want to feel like I'm enough for a family, when all I hear is blame.

And I say, I just want to feel valued for who I am, not what I provide.

And all I need is a partner, not just a ghost who hides.

And we're just standing here on different shores

Screaming truths, but no one hears the other anymore.

And we're just two people in this lonely world, screaming in our own ways.

Misunderstood in all these modern days.

They say my clock is ticking, but the career ladder is a mountain to climb alone.

And the nursery feels like a cliff face I'm scared to fall down from.

I'm reading all the articles, the subtle, angry digs

About how I'm selfish, and I don't love, just 'cause I'm not having kids.

It's not my ambition, love, it's just my simple fear of not having a fifty-fifty plan.

And I say, "I just want to be a partner, a real fifty-fifty plan."

And I'm not a bank account, I'm just a provider, I'm just a man.

And we're just standing here on different shores

Screaming truths, but no one hears the other anymore.

And we're just two people in this lonely world, screaming in our own ways.

Misunderstood in all these modern days.

Maybe the ground shifted under us, and we forgot how to hold hands.

Maybe it's not about blame, but about trying to understand...

That our quiet worries...

And our silent fears...

Are just echoes of lonely years.

Misunderstood...

Just misunderstood...