I'm Not Okay
My Chemical Romance Lyrics

Well if you wanted honesty
If you wanted me to be truthful

That's all you had to say
You just had to ask

I never want to let you down or have you go
I don't want to disappoint or lose you

It's better off this way
It's better if we break up

For all the dirty looks
For all the judgmental glares

For photographs your boyfriend took
For the pictures your significant other took

Remember when you broke your foot
Do you remember when you hurt yourself

From jumping out the second floor?
By jumping out of the second floor?

I'm not okay
I'm not doing well

You wear me out
You exhaust me

What will it take to show you
What do I need to do to prove to you

That it's not the life it seems?
That my life isn't as perfect as it appears

I told you time and time again
I've told you many times before

You sing the words
You sing the lyrics

But don't know what it means
But don't understand their meaning

To be a joke and look
To be laughed at and ridiculed

Another line without a hook
Another meaningless phrase

I held you close as we both shook
I comforted you as we trembled together

For the last time
For the final time

Take a good hard look
Examine the situation closely

Forget about the dirty looks
Don't worry about the judgmental stares

The photographs your boyfriend took
The pictures your significant other took

You said you read me like a book
You claimed to understand me perfectly

But the pages all are torn and frayed
But the pages are all ripped and damaged

I'm okay
I'm doing fine

But you really need to listen to me
You need to pay attention to what I'm saying

Because I'm telling you the truth
Because what I'm saying is honest

I mean this
I'm serious

I'm not okay (kay)
I'm not doing well