Tim Booth Follow

So you gave me a home and you gave me a name
And you told me, "Behave like the others"
Then you sent me to school which was all about rules
And I learnt to pretend

And so I faked my way through school
And now I faked my way to you
In every face I look for signs of truth

And when you cry I take your hand
And when you rage I understand
Look in my eyes, I'm not like all the others
It's time for you to discover

Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Becoming

Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am

I may look like a man and I talk like a man
But I feel like a man undercover
I don't feel real, I feel like a fake
In a moment I'll break

And so I'm prisoner to this guise
I'm in for life but what's my crime?
I'm searching through my race to find
Some long lost tribe long lost in time

You fear that death will be the end
I fear that we'll come back again
I killed you once but let's pretend
That this time round we'll be good friends

So I've been abuser and I've been abused
And I've been the Nazi and I've been the Jew
And I was the user and now I am used
To recover those who wish to discover

Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Becoming

Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Becoming

Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am
Who I am, who I am