seventeen - demo
[Verse 1]
I’ve been 17 for a month and I already hate it
Everything is dark and gray and gross and all the colors have faded
And it’s not like I don’t like the number I can’t say that
It’s just that growing up now seems inherently bad
I’ve got a year left in my room which I used to hate
But then I dropped a couple grand used it to decorate
Now I can’t imagine anywhere I’d rather be
Than sitting in my room just a book and me
[Chorus]
I don’t know why
I'm crying bout the same thing over and over again
Screaming to the night like someday this pain will end
When I know there’s no way this could ever ever change
I’m just ready I’ve had enough of these growing pains
[Verse 2]
I’m not as close as I’d like with my brother
And I leave him in a year and he has no other
Place to go when he feels sad or he needs a friend
Or when he needs advise on girls or a friendship ends
I’m falling behind on every task I’m given
I try to talk to people but i’m scared that they won’t listen
I ask the universe for advice on my decisions
It cuts me off and tells me just to trust my intuition
[Chorus]
I don’t know why
I'm crying bout the same thing over and over again
Screaming to the night like someday this pain will end
When I know there’s no way this could ever ever change
I’m just ready I’ve had enough of these growing pains
[Bridge]
So someone tell me why
I hate every song I write
I used to be so smart and ahead of the game
But now I’ve got a simple task and I can’t concentrate
Every year that goes by
I keep falling further behind
I used to blow my candles out and wish to grow up
Now I’d go back and fuck it all up
I’ve been 17 for a month and I already hate it
But it’s not because it’s gross or any colors have faded
I’m just scared of growing up
Of being on my own
I’m scared of changing everything that I’ve ever known
[Outro]
Someday in the future I’ll have kids of my own
And I’ll know exactly how they’re feeling
When they’re moving away from home