Too High Up, It Seems

[verse 1] I'm misunderstood everywhere I have stood under-estimated not enough appreciated [verse 2] great educations sky-high self-expectations career projections plain sailing through connections [pre-chorus] but judged by the wrong ones people just sending me weird tones idiots around no one matching my sound [chorus] Why, just why am I placing my dreams too high up, it seems cannot reach them on the shelf lying to myself An easy excuse for failure of mission [post-chorus] judged by the wrong ones people just sending me weird tones idiots around no one matching my sound [verse 4] time to clear my head really now, before I drop dead get my act together know that I can do better [bridge] there is lots of good just make yourself more understood don't pretend to be what you think others want to see [chorus] Why, just why have I been placing my dreams too high up, on beams couldn't reach them on the shelf lying to myself an easy excuse no more excuses time to take bruises