Seventeen

from Dear June - EP by Shoobies

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here's the song you wish I wrote
when we were seventeen
young enough to utter love
but still not sure of what we mean
promises were soon to be forgotten

let's begin with your self loathing
taking pictures off the wall
do you regret your choice of clothing
act like I don't care at all
when you elaborate about him

speak your mind
and I will write down every word
the best things left unsaid
go unheard

well here's the song you wish I wrote
when we would fall apart
struggling to find myself
amidst a nearly broken heart
chasing sunsets
they attribute to the sadness

let's pretend I didn't matter
I'll pretend you didn't care
we can makeup like we're friends
and I can spend another year
but I want to contribute
to the madness

speak your mind
and I will write down every word
the best things left unsaid
go unheard

inhale your brief desires
exhale your deepest sin
and I will breathe you in
I will breathe you in
throw keepsakes in the fire
exhale to feel again
and I will breathe you in
I will breathe you in
AND I'LL HOLD YOU IN

you are my favorite nightmare
disguise you as a dream
things aren't always
the way they seem
you are the space inside my bed
and every place inside my head
that we used to wonder off and find
you are a flower that's in bloom
and I'm still trapped inside my room
writing songs about the past again
you are the works of Claude Monet
with every word I wrote you to stay
so darling won't you stay

well here's the song I wish I wrote
when I was seventeen

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from Dear June - EP, released December 22, 2016

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