Prophecies

When you were my age, you gave up your world

Already married, raising a girl

Clinging to pages that never unfurled

It must have been a whirlwind

You kept yourself drunk on childhood dreams

They tore at your heart, you tore at the seams

And when I grew up, you passed 'em to me

But I don't know how to hold 'em

Broken prophecies you carried overseas

To give me the life that you knew you couldn't lead

I know I'm not the girl that you thought I'd be

But even if you can't believe it

Everything I do, I do it for you

All your prophecies, they came true

I'm living in the world you wanted me to

Even if it doesn't look that way to you

Everything I do, I do it for you

You gave it all up, so I don't have to

I'll take your sacrifice and make it brand new

I promise everything I do, I do it for you

I do it for you

I cut off my hair and colored my clothes

Dabbled in boys, I wasn't supposed to

All of the things you always opposed

And I still turned out okay

'Cause I built my life for no one but me

Hoping one day, you'll finally see

I learned through your eyes what it means to be free

Turns out there's more than one way

Broken prophecies of what my life could be

I'ma see 'em through, just a little differently

I know it's hard for you to put your trust in me

But even if you can't believe it

Everything I do, I do it for you

All your prophecies, they came true

I'm living in the world you wanted me to

Even if it doesn't look that way to you

(Even if it doesn't look that way to you)

Everything I do, I do it for you

You gave it all up, so I don't have to

I'll take your sacrifice and make it brand new

I promise everything I do, I do it for you

I do it for you

Look at what we did, look how far we came

You stood half a lifetime in the face of shame