Feel So Different
Sinéad O'Connor Lyrics

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change
I pray for the strength to accept things that are out of my control

Courage to change the things I can
And the bravery to change the things I can

And the wisdom to know the difference
While also having the insight to differentiate between the two

I am not like I was before
I have transformed into a different person

I thought that nothing would change me
I believed that nothing could shift my perspective

I was not listening anymore
I stopped being attentive to the world around me

Still you continued to affect me
However, you still had an impact on me

I was not thinking anymore
My mind was not functioning the way it used to

Although I said I still was
Even though I tried to convince others that I was

I'd said I don't want anymore
I declared that I didn't desire anything else

Because of bad experience
Due to previous negative encounters

And now I feel so different
But now, I sense a significant transformation within myself

I have not seen freedom before
I've never experienced this level of liberation

And I did not expect to
It was an unexpected development

Don't let me forget now I'm here
I don't want to overlook the present moment

Help me to help you to behold you
Allow me to assist you in order to observe and appreciate your being

I started off with many friends
Initially, I had numerous companions

And we spent a long time talking
We invested much of our time conversing

I thought they meant every word they said
I believed that every statement they made was sincere

But like everyone else they were stalling
However, like others, they were merely delaying or procrastinating

And now they seem so different
Currently, they appear remarkably distinct to me

I should have hatred for you
According to societal expectations, I should despise you

But I do not have any
However, I do not feel hostility towards you

And I have always loved you
In reality, I have always had strong affection towards you

Oh you have taught me plenty
You have educated me in numerous ways

The whole time I'd never seen
During the entire duration, I failed to notice

All you had spread before me
Everything you had offered or presented to me

All I'd need was inside me
The truth is, everything I required was already within myself

Now I feel so different
And now, my perception of the world and myself is fundamentally altered

I feel so different
I perceive and experience the world in new and distinct ways

I feel so different
My transformation is profound and elemental