A Symptom of Being Human

Album: Planet Zero (2022)
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  • I can still remember me and Miss November Rain
    Beautiful and strange
    Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines
    Yeah, you were never on time

    You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird
    Upside down and not all here
    What's a-wrong with me and you is crystal clear

    Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
    And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
    And the walls are melting too
    How about you?
    I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
    'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
    And my friends are comin' too
    How about you?
    Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

    Unpack all your baggage
    Hide it in the attic, where
    You hope it disappears
    This all seems so familiar
    But it doesn't feel like home
    It's just another unknown

    You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird
    Upside down and not all here
    Right a wrong, it's all so crystal clear

    Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
    And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
    And the walls are melting too
    How about you?
    I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
    'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
    And my friends are comin' too
    How about you?
    Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

    We're all just passing through
    Passengers on a ship of fools
    We're all just passing through
    Passengers on a ship of fools

    Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
    And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
    And the walls are melting too
    How about you?
    I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
    'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
    And my friends are comin' too
    On a ship of fools
    Don't worry, it's all just a symptom
    Of being human Writer/s: Brent Smith, Eric Bass
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Saka Osborne from Pittston Twsp PaShinedowns lyrics And Music are one band that can bring hit after hit. Phenomenal
  • Dee from NcI feel so very comfortable singing along to this song, as I’ve “colored outside the lines” all my life! And I believe I’ve been invited to quite a few lunatic balls as well, while being left out of invitations from the normies. But the assurance from lead singer helps me to know It’s ok, I’m just being human. Thank you Shinedown
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