Walking into my reunion

I notice friends I haven’t spoken to in years

The night goes on and it’s so long

Because I don’t even feel like I fit in

A preview’s flashing and as I’m passing

I catch a glimpse of the math team

And I see me

 

I look around me and see

I’m surrounded by people I don’t know

I stop to wonder and I ponder

Why I can’t recall any of their names

They just pass me by and I don’t question why

Until someone asks me how I’ve been

But I don’t know how to answer

 

I hear my phone buzz and I answer as

It’s what I’ve learned to do in my career

It’s my agent saying I made it

Into another blockbuster film

I don’t want to but the part’s good

And it fits the silent beauty I’ve become

So how can I say no

 

I think about how I used to be

Unafraid of what others might say

I did my own thing

I carved my own way

And I was happy

So what changed