Normal by We Skeem Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Talking to a stranger when my heart first skipped
Paralysing danger as my whole world flipped
Face going numb as I swerve to the ER
Tripping over concrete as I stumble from my car
I said “please help me, I think that I am dying”
A grown fucking man scared to death and crying
The doctor stared judgmentally
I asked him “what is wrong with me?”
He said “do you snort coke?” I said “is that some kind of stupid joke?”
He handed me some pills and said he counted out a dozen
If I went anywhere else, then they would know I had been buzzing
I asked what they were for and he just rolled his eyes and sighed
And I discovered what is wrong with me is always seen as lies
[Bridge]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead
[Chorus]
Hey just take this medicine
When you’re down in the dumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
Nah you don’t need medicine
And therapy’s for chumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
[Verse 2]
They tell me just get over it, just stop being sad
Stop being angry, stop being bad
Stop freaking out, just calm down breathe
Stop speaking out, subdue the heave
Voices and voices from so many people
Saying I’m broken or lying or evil
And then there’s the fakers who just like to cry
And discredit the people who wish we could die
These thoughts aren’t our own
We don’t bleed for attention
And we can’t be shown
Through your greed intervention
Over-diagnosed and improperly treated
Before I even fought, I was already defeated
[Bridge]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead
[Chorus]
Hey just take this medicine
When you’re down in the dumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
Nah you don’t need medicine
And therapy’s for chumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
[Verse 3]
Today was depraved, I panicked again
They told me be brave and just be a man
I think we have an agreement and you’ll understand
As I holster this justice in my shaky hand
It’s just a few bullets right through your brain
Don’t act so insane, just stop being dead
Every head gets bumps, isn’t that what you said?
Oh, you can’t hear me? Well just focus on breathing
Am I laughing or crying or maybe just seething?
Sitting in my cell, I see all the stories
They say I was sick and had shown all the warnings
But wait I thought it was all in my head?
I guess if it was, then no one’s really dead
[Outro]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead
Talking to a stranger when my heart first skipped
Paralysing danger as my whole world flipped
Face going numb as I swerve to the ER
Tripping over concrete as I stumble from my car
I said “please help me, I think that I am dying”
A grown fucking man scared to death and crying
The doctor stared judgmentally
I asked him “what is wrong with me?”
He said “do you snort coke?” I said “is that some kind of stupid joke?”
He handed me some pills and said he counted out a dozen
If I went anywhere else, then they would know I had been buzzing
I asked what they were for and he just rolled his eyes and sighed
And I discovered what is wrong with me is always seen as lies
[Bridge]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead
[Chorus]
Hey just take this medicine
When you’re down in the dumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
Nah you don’t need medicine
And therapy’s for chumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
[Verse 2]
They tell me just get over it, just stop being sad
Stop being angry, stop being bad
Stop freaking out, just calm down breathe
Stop speaking out, subdue the heave
Voices and voices from so many people
Saying I’m broken or lying or evil
And then there’s the fakers who just like to cry
And discredit the people who wish we could die
These thoughts aren’t our own
We don’t bleed for attention
And we can’t be shown
Through your greed intervention
Over-diagnosed and improperly treated
Before I even fought, I was already defeated
[Bridge]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead
[Chorus]
Hey just take this medicine
When you’re down in the dumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
Nah you don’t need medicine
And therapy’s for chumps
Just buck up little man
Every head gets bumps
[Verse 3]
Today was depraved, I panicked again
They told me be brave and just be a man
I think we have an agreement and you’ll understand
As I holster this justice in my shaky hand
It’s just a few bullets right through your brain
Don’t act so insane, just stop being dead
Every head gets bumps, isn’t that what you said?
Oh, you can’t hear me? Well just focus on breathing
Am I laughing or crying or maybe just seething?
Sitting in my cell, I see all the stories
They say I was sick and had shown all the warnings
But wait I thought it was all in my head?
I guess if it was, then no one’s really dead
[Outro]
They say I have anxiety
I’m clinically depressed
There’s other terminology
But crazy sounds the best
They tell me to break free
It’s all just in my head
Limping with a busted knee
Just walk normal instead