Beautiful pause

For some unknown reason, I felt gorgeous today. Hopeful, renewed, thankful. The fact that someone I fancied has lied/may be lying to me seems.. inconsequential. I have incredible friends and family who love me, who think I'm fantastic. Who am I to disppoint them?
This whole episode is just another step to growing up and letting go of naive notions.. but I don't want to let go of my capacity to hope and feel and love. I think I'll still continue to want to give my best to everyone who earns my trust, but i'll just be more careful about who that entails..
On the way home, heard Gavin Degraw's 'I don't wanna be' on the radio. i rushed back, downloaded it and proceeded to head bang around the house. Yeah man.
This is great. =)

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son (businessman's daughter)
I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son (housewife's daughter)
I don't have to be anyone other than a birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going is knowing where I'm coming from

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been tryin to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I've peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I gotta do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me

I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn (hahah.. not surrounded, but seems to be a fair share around)
am i the only one to notice ?
I can't be the only one who's learned (i keep meeting girls who get bluffed.. aiyo, cannot like that kena conned..)

Can I have everyone's attention please
if you're not like this and that
You're gonna have to leave (no compromise)
I came from the mountains the crust of creation
My whole situation made from clay and stone
and now I'm telling everybody
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I've peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I gotta to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me (yeah yeah yeah)