Tightrope Lyrics

[Verse]

Yesterday I swear to god I almost shaved my head

But as I skimmed through concerned messages my razor wound up dead

What’s the difference if I keep it, I’ll just pull it out instead

It’s not worth it

It’s not worth it

And I still think about those green tea serum ads when I was ten

They waste no time when they teach little girls how aging is a sin

God forbid I even breathe, another line might scar my skin

Well who could love me

Who would love me then

[Chorus]

I’ve been dancing on a tightrope of too much and not enough

Won’t be long before I’m crashing to the ground

Oh and even when I’m dead, they’ll whisper underneath their breath

Like if the casket compliments the colors in my dress

I’ll never be, mmm

Who they want me to be

[Verse]

I always count the steps it takes to walk of five green M&M’s

But then I’ll down the bag and save the guilt for future me to tend

The weight of everyone’s opinions tips the scale, leaves twice the dent

I can’t escape it

I’ll never escape this

And if I hear just one more time from grown men telling me to smile

I’ll package up my teeth and gift them to the first one passing by

Should I be sorry I don’t care if I look pretty all the time

Tell me why it bothers you

Tell me why it bothers you at all

[Chorus]

I’ve been dancing on a tightrope of too much and not enough

Won’t be long before I’m crashing to the ground

Oh but even when I’m dead they’ll place the blame upon my chest

But thicker skin won’t mask the bruises from the words that they’ve said

I”ll never be, mmm

Who they want me to be

[Outro]

I’ll never be

Who they want me to be

I’ll never be

Who they want me to be, oh