Songs
Music and Lyrics by Mark van Setten
I used to hide the stories that I loved
Superheroes, dragons, mages
starships from above
I kept them quiet, stacked away inside
I wore the mask they wanted me to be
While something real stayed hidden deep in me
I reached for worlds beyond my own
In books and games I called my home
But something kept on knocking late at night
Pages turning, sparks of colored light
Dice rolling soft in the dark
Calling my heart
I’m a nerd, and I’m done pretending I’m not
I love heroes jumping from the panels of a comic shot
Stars that burn in stories most folks forgot
And I love glowing screens
Impossible dreams
Call it weird, but it’s all that I’ve got
I tried to chase the things they said were cool
But those roads felt narrow
boxed in by the rules
Mine kept stretching out beyond the town
Page by page, frame by frame
I was finding my ground
Every board game felt like choosing a side
Every comic hero said I didn’t need to hide
And it hit me clear as a midnight sign
I wasn’t built to fall in line
I was meant to light it up
Every time
I’m a nerd, and I’m done pretending I’m not
I love heroes jumping from the panels of a comic shot
Stars that burn in stories most folks forgot
I love glowing screens
And impossible dreams
Call it weird, but it’s all that I’ve got
I’m a nerd, and I’m done pretending I’m not
I love heroes jumping from the panels of a comic shot
Stars that burn in stories most folks forgot
I love glowing screens
And impossible dreams
Call it weird, but it’s all that I’ve got
So here’s to late nights, screen light glow
To dog-eared pages, stories I know
To gaming worlds and dice roll fate
To learning it’s never too late
All the things I tried to outrun
Are the reasons I’ve become
Who I am
I’m a nerd and I’m done pretending I’m not
I love heroes jumping from the panels of a comic shot
Stars that burn in stories most folks forgot
I love glowing screens
And impossible dreams
Call it weird, but it’s all that I’ve got
I’m a nerd and I’m done pretending I’m not
I love heroes jumping from the panels of a comic shot
Stars that burn in stories most folks forgot
I love glowing screens
And impossible dreams
Call it weird, but it’s all that I’ve got
I’m a nerd and I’m done pretending I’m not