growing up

Verse 1] Near the age when questions start to appear I caught myself wondering why or how My road isn’t clear And no one hands you a map at the border [Verse 2] Pink is not my fav color I don’t wear my rainbow shoes Hide and seek feels like past Everything changed so fast In a blink, I lost the rules to a game I taught myself how to play My songs were about flowers The sun, the moon and stars [Verse 3] Now they’re about stupid love That always leaves scars Funny how a heart can be both compass and wound I trace the chorus like a bruise Little Prince as my dearest book Every night before bed I’d read it loudly to myself Now it’s not even on my shelf Maybe I outgrew the fox Or I started relating more to the rose [Verse 4] My mom’s rules become a joke ‘Cause why should I care Isn’t the point to be cool And not listen to any rule? But I still check both ways before I cross Even when I pretend I don’t The things I said: I’ll never do Are mistakes I make every day [Verse 5] The words that sometimes hurt Are everything I have to say I’m learning how to hold a line Without cutting someone I love But the pain that I feel Is because today I am aware Of the cruel world that surrounds me And people that don’t care Awareness is heavy But it’s also what lets me choose kind Before I choose right [Bridge ] Growing up isn’t fireworks It’s finding your old shoes And realizing they pinched But they also carried you here [Final Chorus ] My songs were about flowers Now they’re about learning How to live with the thorns And still pick them [Outro ] Near the age when questions appear I’m learning how to ask them slower