Verse 1: Standing away from the start but far from the finish No strength to speak or ask for help, but understand the way it starts to diminish Friendships elude the consistently different stance of the misunderstood Misunderstand the subtlety of the everyday talk of others who are alien to the necessity of consistency I did not know that's what you meant when you said that, but I should Viewpoint of the ignorant, forever believing this position is outgrown by all but the most famous Spread the understanding and lessen the penalty for the diagnosis Keep the word of the few, word of the blessed, heard, not misunderstood People think having a lesser form of a serious mental imprisonment would soften the blow It don't Chorus: Misunderstood from the start Wonder how I can be so good at my art Stand by my side but secretly judge Misunderstood {repeat 3 times} Verse 2: Sleep lets the dreams make it seem normal, or at least partly The problems apparent in the day are gone at night, hardly The lonely vigil of the lifelong, chosen loner destined to hold a solitary flame
Never let the light within go out, trapped within Never allowed out, never allowed to fit it Feel the same Neither the security nor the incessent nagging of the mind can leave the pain of misunderstanding dull Focus on one thing at the expense of everything else, it helps get chastised to the full Break the walls down and feel vulnerable, but time will build them back up Talk the little words that you can, but if you want to keep friends, it's never enough Chorus x1 Verse 3: Misunderstandings are common When the resonance is depleted by an inability to summon Courage, words or social prowess Elevated hurt from the insignificant words from the mouths of the lowest Those that see difference and pick it out, ostracised Any understanding, whether moral or social, has to be improvised Misunderstandings lead to upset feelings Upset feelings lead to hurt attacks on those evil creatures Laughing at the helpless, those held down, and never offer help when they could, nether mind the fact that they should But they don't want to help the misunderstood Chorus x2