Shame, give me a reason to keep it around
Shame, 'cause I am tired of wearing the crown of thorns
Hey, hey, I'm not here to be the sufferer

For the fears of all humankind
I'm here to sing and get up in your everything


I didn't know it by sight but believe me
It was snarling at the essence of being alive
And I began to see my way out it looked easy

Just had to kick the double dealer out of my life

But it's a cool player

A greater persuader
It worked me over
And I fell back down into shame


Shame, give me a reason to keep it around
Shame, 'cause I am tired of wearing the crown of thorns

Hey, hey, I'm not here to be the sufferer
For the fears of all humankind
I'm here to sing and get up in your everything


I reckoned all I had to do
Is start on the good foot

And I'd be on my way out of the zoo
But when I tried to put my good foot into it
I tripped up on the doubts I'd been dying to undo

I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake
Yeah it's a dictator
A dirty space invader

It worked me over
And I fell back down into shame


Shame, give me a reason to keep it around
Shame, 'cause I am tired of wearing the crown of thorns
Hey, hey, I'm not here to be the sufferer

For the fears of all humankind
I'm here to sing and get up in your everything


What would I be without it
I might be so alone
But I could be free without it

I don't need an evil twin
A spitting imagine, a Ms. Hyde
I don't need


Shame, give me a reason to keep it around
Shame, 'cause I am tired of wearing the crown of thorns

Hey, hey, I'm not here to be the sufferer
For the fears of all humankind
I'm here to sing and get up in your everything


It's time
I won't be a part

Of double-crossing my heart
It's time
Bring the future


It's time
I won't be a part

Of double-crossing my heart
It's time
Bring the future...