Lyrics

I'm not myself when you're around

I'm not myself standing in a crowd

I'm not myself and I don't know how

I'm not myself, myself right now

Jesus Christ will you look at me?

Don't know who I'm supposed to be

Don't really know if I should give a damn when you're around

I don't know who I am

I'm not myself when you go quiet

I'm not myself all alone at night

I'm not myself don't know who to call

I'm not myself at all

Jesus Christ will you look at me?

Don't know who I'm supposed to be

Don't really know if I should give a damn when you're around

I don't know who I am

I always wished that I could find someone as beautiful as you

But in the process I forgot that I was special too

I'm not myself when you're around

I'm not myself when you go quiet

I'm not myself all alone at night

I'm not myself standing in a crowd

I'm not myself and I don't know how

I'm not myself, myself right now

Don't know what I believe

Jesus Christ will you look at me?

Don't know who I'm supposed to be

Don't really know (someone say) if I should give a damn when you're around

I don't know who I am

I always wished that I could find someone as beautiful as you

But in the process I forgot that I was special too

I always wished that I could find someone as talented as you

But in the process I forgot

That I was just as good as you

Credits

Written by Madonna and Stuart Price

Produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï

Programming and guitars by Mirwais Ahmadzaï

Album

.American Life

Song

On April 15th 2003, this hauntingly beautiful song premiered online on the website of Launch/Yahoo! Madonna comments on this song: "This is my favourite song of the album because it's only me with my guitar and I sing all the melodies and the chorus. I don't know why, but this song reminds me of my childhood... it's a very simple song."

The title of the song was later used for the exhibition of Madonna pictures by Steven Klein. These pictures and videos were also used during The Beast Within intro on the Re-Invention Tour.