Lyrics
They pin me to a year like a Polaroid
Cracked glass, soft smile, call it back when
You loved my unfinished sentences then
Now you quote them back like scripture
Guess what, I was only 17
A rumor in sneakers, a moving target
You saved the image, I kept the exit
We both call it love, but I call it archives
Every calendar sheds a skin, doesn't it?
You want a still life, I'm still alive
Are you the same every year of your life?
I didn't think so
They think they know who I am
But they only know the souvenir
They think they know who I am
But I keep changing the mirror
Are you the same every year of your life?
Or just better at faking it?
They parade out the greatest hits like ghosts
Cotton candy halos, museum dust
Play the part, they whisper through teeth
Like praise with a leash attached
Guess what, I outgrew the paper crown
It fit my head until it didn't
I learned to breathe past the picture frame
You learned to worship the snapshot
I won't go back to prove I was here
I'm here, that's the problem, isn't it?
Are you the same every year of your life?
I didn't think so
They think they know who I am
But they only know the souvenir
They think they know who I am
But I keep changing the mirror
Are you the same every year of your life?
OR JUST BETTER AT FAKING IT?
If I echo, it's not for you
It's the room learning my new name
If I vanish, it's not a magic trick
Just shedding husks that learned to smile
You love a fossil when it doesn't talk back
But I brought a heartbeat to the exhibit
Are you the same every year of your life?
I didn't think so
They think they know who I am
Say it softer, it sounds less wrong
They think they know who I am
But They
HAVE