I want to be invisible

I want to be invisible

I don't want to be noticed

I want everyone to walk on by

no eyes on me

my intentions are focused

I can't meet anybody's eyes

too much attention

can make you insane

it takes up too much of

both sides of the brain

this is my story

you can't deny

I want to be invisible

I want life to pass me by

there's too many people

I just want to be silent

with no thoughts crossing my mind

I am not angry

I'm not being defiant

there's just nothing to find

I want to stay at home

where safety reigns

where the same old thing

is all that remains

standing in one place

just like before

I want to be invisible

I need to be ignored

          I don't need to say hello

          if I see you on the street

          there's no place I need to go

          no one I have to meet

I want to be invisible

I don't need to be seen

I don't want anyone looking at me

it's like I'm under water

in my own submarine

you need a periscope to see

maybe someday

I'll be hanging outside

but right here and now

I just need to hide

away from everybody

away from people like you

I want to be invisible

that's all I need to do