someone else besides

edwyn collins

i'm not who you think i am

i'm someone else besides

someone forced to hide behind

this pitiful disguise

my only saving grace

is that you've made me realize

that i'm not who you think i am

i'm someone else besides

there's nothing in your world

that i freely recognise

but then again i've always been

hellbent on compromise

but now it's time to break away

now don't look so surprised

i think you've known it all along

i'm someone else besides

i'm someone else besides

i'm all that you despise

shout it from the roof

i'm the living proof

that can't be denied

i'm someone else besides

even in my darkest hour

i knew that i'd survive

today i've finally seen the light

exposing all your lies

tomorrow i will take that chance

you'll never jeopardise

i'm not who you thought i was

i'm someone else besides

i'm someone else besides

i'm all that you despise

shout it from the roof

i'm the living proof

that can't be denied

i'm someone else besides

look to the future

forget the past

give me the love

that is built to last

'cause i'm someone else besides