• last year
Transcript
00:00 All my life I've been fighting a war I can't talk to you or your friends
00:21 It's not only you My heart jumps around when I'm alluded to
00:29 This will not do 'Cause I was raised up to be admired, to be
00:39 noticed But when you're withdrawn, it's the closest
00:44 thing To a song with no lies around you
00:50 This will not do
01:15 I'm seeking glory Lick my lips, toss my hair, and turn a smile
01:22 on And this story's brand new, but I can take
01:27 it from here I'll find my own bravado
01:39 It's a switchblade, it's a pill to back It's a moon eclipse, whoa
01:44 I can tell you that when the lights come on I'll be ready for this
01:49 It's in your bloodstream, a collision of atoms That happens before your eyes
01:55 It's a marathon, but I'm running scared Without making a sound
02:00 I was frightened of every little thing That I thought was out to get me down
02:07 But you trip me up and laugh at me But I learn not to mourn the quiet of the
02:14 room The one around to find me out I watch the applause be improved
02:20 All the things that make me go
02:23 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
02:43 It's a switchblade, it's a pill to back It's a moon eclipse, whoa
02:49 I can tell you that when the lights come on I'll be ready for this
02:54 It's in your bloodstream, a collision of atoms That happens before your eyes
03:00 It's a marathon, but I'm running scared Without making a sound
03:05 I was frightened of every little thing That I thought was out to get me down
03:12 To trip me up And laugh at me but I don't like, not to want The quiet of the room, with no one around To fire me out I want the applause, the approval, all the things that make me go "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa"
03:41 I won't soothe your pain I won't ease your strain
03:55 I'll seek you out, flay you alive One more word and you won't survive
04:07 And I'm not scared of your stolen power See your eyes through you in the hour
04:22 I'll seek you out, flay you alive One more word and you won't survive
04:33 And I'm not scared of your stolen power See your eyes through you in the hour