You can't see what I can do
You can't hear what I can say
You took my heart
You took my dreams
And you just erased everything that matters to me

This is not my instrument
This is not my voice
But you made it clear
There's a standard here
And you just erased everything that matters to me

Locked out!
From what I wanted
Locked out!
From what I needed
And you just erased everything that matters to me

Living in another century
You seem so sure of the way things have to be
You got your ear tuned in to a rigid plan
And I just want a chance to show you who I am

No room for other voices
No place for a simple sound
It's closing time
Around the bottom line
And they just erased everything that matters to me

With each jab from your red pencil
I see your rage come pouring through
They took your heart
They took your dreams
And they just erased everything that mattered to you

Locked out!
From what you wanted
Locked out!
From what you needed
And they just erased everything that mattered to you
They just erased everything that mattered to you

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