I dress well to survive

I smile even in the hard times

I pay my bills on time

And yet my soul is heavy

I don't break anything, baby

But something's breaking me

I do what's right and watch

And it turns out gray

And I ask the sky

Does it watch me fall

Does being good bring punishment

Why do I have to lose?

Tell me, is there a way out

Tell me what else I have to do

Why am I doing so badly?

Being a model person

Why am I doing so badly?

If I do everything flawlessly

I give, give, give

and fall apart again

Why am I doing so badly?

Being an exemplary person

You won't see me scream

or let out what hurts

I swallow the lump in my mouth

and keep going as if nothing happened

I believed in every step

I was hungry for improvement

but there's silence at my table

and in my chest, momentary

And I ask the sky

if it watches me fall

if being good brings punishment

why do I have to lose?

Tell me, is there a way out

tell me what else I have to do

Why am I doing so badly?

Being an exemplary person

Why am I doing so badly?

If I do everything flawlessly

I give, I give, I give

and I fall apart again

Why am I doing so badly?

Being a Model Person

If this is a test, I've already learned

If this is debt, here I am

but don't leave me alone

with my own heart

'Cause sometimes being decent

also gets tired of waiting

I don't want to be perfect

I just want to breathe

Why am I doing so poorly?

Being a Model Person

Why am I doing so poorly?

If I do everything flawlessly

I give, I give, I give

and I fall apart again

Why am I doing so poorly?

Being a Model Person