[Creepy intro that builds into crescendo]

[Verse 1]

They pulled me off the sidewalk, said my name like it was dirt

Flashed a photo on a tablet, asked me why I left the scene

I said, “I’m just a student, I’ve got finals, I’ve got work”

But my mind was on the clock — my girl waits for me at three

[Pre‑Chorus]

I show my ID, but they shake their heads

Like the truth is just a rumor they already read

And I feel the room tilting under my feet

As they say my name like a crime on repeat

[Chorus]

That’s not me

You’ve got the wrong girl, wrong life, wrong story

I’ve never held a flag, never planned a thing

I don’t know the people you’re imagining

That’s not me

I’m begging you to look, to see, to believe

But you turn away like the truth is treason

And you don’t need facts when you’ve made your decision

That’s not me

But you don’t hear me

[Verse 2]

I say, “My daughter’s waiting — please, she’s only three”

But they write it down like strategy, not a mother’s plea

I tell them where her daycare is, the teacher’s name, the street

But they stare like I’m reciting lines from someone else’s scene

[Pre‑Chorus]

My voice is cracking but they don’t write that down

Just the parts that make me look like someone to take down

And I feel the walls closing in like a cell

When they say, “You’ll be deported—where your people dwell.”

[Chorus]

That’s not me

You’ve got the wrong girl, wrong life, wrong story

I’ve never held a flag, never planned a thing

I don’t know the people you’re imagining

That’s not me

I’m begging you to look, to see, to believe

But you turn away like the truth is treason

And you don’t need facts when you’ve made your decision

That’s not me

But you don’t hear me

[Bridge]

I say, “She’ll be standing by the window, wondering where I am”

They say, “It doesn’t matter, we’ve got all we need.”

I say, “There’s a process, there’s law, there’s justice”

They say, “Not for you—just sign the sheet.”

And the plane takes off with my heart still screaming

For someone to notice, someone to see me

But the sky stays silent, the world keeps spinning

And she’s alone tonight, and I can’t reach her

[Breakdown]

[Final Chorus]

That’s not me

But they lock the door and throw the key

A foreign jail with foreign guards

And no one cares who I really am

That’s not me

But the walls don’t listen, the nights don’t sleep

I whisper her name like a fading plea

Hoping someday someone will believe

That’s not me

But no one hears me

[Outro]

I hold her picture like a spark in the dark

Praying I find a way home

’Cause I’m still me

Even if no one knows