[Verse 1]
Seventeen, my hands in my sleeves
Too much noise in the back of me
They tell me "smile," tell me "be good"
But the whole room feels misunderstood
I read the labels, I read the lines
Same old script in a thousand minds
Sweet little lies on a silver plate
And I can taste it, but it sits like hate
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel it crawling under my skin
Like every door wants to let them in
They say "just trust" and "don't ask why"
But I can see the crack in the sky
[Chorus]
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna lie down
Poison in the picture
Truth is getting loud now
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna shut down
Seventeen and shaking
But I'm still here somehow (still here somehow)
[Verse 2]
They hide the cuts with a brighter face
Teach you to beg for a smaller place
Make you hate the parts that won't fit in
Then call it peace when the fear creeps in
But I know kids with their eyes on fire
Kicking holes in the tired wire
We keep a spark in the back of the chest
Even when the whole world says "be less"
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel it crawling under my skin
Like every door wants to let them in
They say "just trust" and "don't ask why"
But I can see the crack in the sky
[Chorus]
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna lie down
Poison in the picture
Truth is getting loud now
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna shut down
Seventeen and shaking
But I'm still here somehow (still here somehow)
[Bridge]
If they want my mind, they gotta take the storm
If they want my name, I was born for more
I won't wear shame like a second skin
I won't let their fear make me fold in
[Final Chorus]
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna lie down
Poison in the picture
Truth is getting loud now
I don't wanna line up
I don't wanna shut down
Seventeen and shaking
But I'm still here somehow (still here somehow)
Bridget
