[Verse 1] Hold me But don't control me I'm just a traveler here So have no fear Don't you dare obey [Verse 2] Branded Just like we planned it But it's so fast it fell Down the deepest well Night turns into day [Chorus] I've been blessed and I've been burned Took the test and what I learned Cause I'm older and I'm wiser I've been blessed and I've been burned By this [Verse 3] Fade it Then fabricate it They make up stories to Remind us who Makes the rules 'round here [Chorus] I've been blessed and I've been burned Took the test and what I earned Is I'm older and I'm wiser I've been blessed and I've been burned By this