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Intro: Ebm Bbm (x2)
verse 1
Ebm
I was three years old
All I wanted was the music and
Bbm
My parents were doing everything they could
Ebm
To move away from our place working over time always
Bbm
While I sat up in my grandma's
Bbm
Project building coloring, oh
Bridge 1
Ebm
Moved to a small town and
Bbm
Started to, started to grow
Bbm Ebm
Poetry written, I?m singing and dancing, oh
Ebm
Photographs, painting, cartoons
Bbm
That's all I know
Bbm
That's all I know, oh
verse 2
Ebm
I have one best friend to this very fucking day
Bbm
Since we were five years old and I fucking moved away
Ebm
I wish I never did cause
Ebm
She?s the only one who sees me
Bbm
For who I really am instead of how many I reach, oh
Bridge 2
Ebm Bbm
Trusted too many fake people while I was still young
Ebm
Gave them the benefit of the doubt, I was so wrong
Ebm Bbm
I cut them off and they came for blood cause they know
Bbm
They ain't getting no more
Ebm
I?m so done with playing piggy back, oh
Bbm
Swear to god I wished y?all all the best, oh
Ebm
You?re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
Bbm
When you could never come close cause
Bbm
I know my destiny
Ebm
I worked hard for my shit
Ebm
Put my love in this shit
Bbm
Now you?re trying to kill my name for some fame
Bbm
What is this?
Ebm
Tried to help you do your shit
Ebm
Encouraged you to work on it
Bbm
Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage
verse 3
Ebm
Now I?m 22 and I've had a crazy year of
Bbm
Isolation from all the plastic people here
Ebm
I cannot wait for the day
Ebm
I can finally move away
Bbm
Back to New York City where
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The realest people really stay, oh
Bridge 3
Ebm
Oh, spent this whole time writing
Bbm
Away my heart and my soul
The people I surround myself
Ebm
With have hearts filled with gold
Bbm
Love and empathy are things that we hold so close
Bbm
Trying to learn and evolve
Ebm
I?m so done with playing piggy back, oh
Bbm
Swear to god I wished y?all all the best, oh
Ebm
You?re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
Bbm
When you could never come close cause
Bbm
I know my destiny
Ebm
I worked hard for my shit
Ebm
Put my love in this shit
Bbm
Now you?re trying to kill my name for some fame
Bbm
What is this?
Ebm
Tried to help you do your shit
Ebm
Encouraged you to work on it
Bbm
Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage
Instrumental
Ebm Bbm
Ebm
I?m so done with playing piggy back, oh
Bbm
Swear to god I wished y?all all the best, oh
Ebm
You?re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
Bbm
When you could never come close cause
Bbm
I know my destiny
Written by Melanie Martinez