You love to walk the paths I've already gone Copy every gesture, don't even notice it's not your own You claim it's all yours, everything you show Too bad you forget who even taught you how to speak, you know. You look fine from far away, I'll give you that But up close it's clear you're not standing on your own two feet at all You walk straight ahead but don't know where you go Hard to shine bright when you've got nothing to show. You talk about greatness, how you're leading the way Yet you're always last to arrive, isn't that strange to say? Don't need to point a finger, everyone can see How little there is underneath, where no one looks but me. You say you're a fire but you're barely just smoke Think you're one of a kind but you're just another joke You seem sharp enough but the truth slips right through Funny how you try to glow with nothing real in you. Like a mirror that only reflects what it sees Nothing of your own to ever bring to the scene I don't say your name, but everyone knows who I mean Empty inside, all surface and sheen. You memorize lines that I was the first to say Spit them out so loud you almost believe they came your way That they're yours, that they come from you Poor little thing — not even your own thoughts are true. You want my place, you want my light But you don't have half of what you think you've got inside You can dress it up nice, you can paint your face just right But what you really are, you can't hide it, no matter how you fight. You say you're unique, that no one compares But every time you try, you just look more unaware Don't need to scream your name out loud in the air From miles away they smell what you lack and what's not there. You say you're a fire but you're barely just smoke Think you're one of a kind but you're just another joke You seem sharp enough but the truth slips right through Funny how you try to glow with nothing real in you. Like a mirror that only reflects what it sees Nothing of your own to ever bring to the scene I don't say your name, but everyone knows who I mean Empty inside, all surface and sheen. Go on running fast, I'm not wasting breath to chase No point competing with someone who's got nothing to show anyway You look real big when nobody knows who you are But here we all know exactly where your flaws and your scars are. You say you're a fire but you're barely just smoke Think you're one of a kind but you're just another joke You seem sharp enough but the truth slips right through Funny how you try to glow with nothing real in you. Like an echo that forgot what song it's meant to sing Like a copy that believes it's the original thing Don't need to shout it out, don't need to make a scene Everyone's thinking it, and now everyone sees. Keep on trying… No matter what you put on — it never fits you, see.