Why Can't We?

Going with the motions
 Doing what's expected
 Feeling what we're taught
 Disconnected from our heart
 I'm not weak because I care
 I shouldn't have to compromise
 I hope when you hear this
 Something clicks behind your eyes
 We don't have to be afraid
 We don't have to be like them
 We don't have to be angry
 And we don't have to play pretend
 It's the way we share words
 They morph from brain to mouth
 Masking them with a joke
 Always weary of what comes out
 I know I have it in me
 To really speak from the soul
 But it's the ego that stops me
 And keeps me playing that role
 We don't have to cause pain
 We don't have to keep it in
 We don't have to be the strongest
 We don't have to always win
 We don't have to act out
 We don't have to have a plan
 We don't have to be the best
 We don't have to be the man
 No
 Yeah
 C'mon
 C'mon
 Why can't we
 Why can't we
 Why can't, why can't, why can't
 Why can't we show love?
 Why can't we say sorry?
 Why can't we try?
 Why can't we be okay with not being right?
 Why can't we grow?
 Why can't we be there for each other?
 Why can't we be there for ourselves?
 Why can't we be real?
 Why can't we open up?
 Why can't we feel?