[Verse 1] I could be the voice The stereo will sell you And no one really values Singing on the auction block But I'm not And I could be the dirt That everybody walks on And soak up all their thoughts on How to make it to the top, but I'm not But I'm not [Chorus] Through every stage of understanding They try to tell me what I want And I can't say just who I am yet But I'm closer, than I thought 'cause I know who I'm not [Verse 2] I could be the breath That blows out someone's candles Whispers under handed Jealous wishes in the dark But I'm not And I could be the critic With judgement in my eyes Sat on nothing but the prize The kind that hides a broken heart But I'm not, but I'm not [Chorus] Through every stage of understanding They try to tell me what I want And I can't say just who I am yet But I'm closer, than I thought 'cause I know who I'm not [Outro] I could be the step Blind but still believing I will find my freedom They may say that I am lost But I'm not