She was dancing, she was smiling
Roses blooming on her cheeks
In a quiet kind of litany she accepted some defeat
And then she twirled into the arms
Of disgrace and then repelled
Now shes fallen to her knees
But you couldnt ever tell
And then she asks me how we got here
I told her, I dont know
And if you keep on asking
Ill just keep saying so
This isnt what I wanted
It isnt what you need
Oh, let them keep on talking
Just calm yourself and breathe
Dont you pay them any mind
Dont you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Dont you pay them any mind
Where the burdens of her mother
Weigh like sandbags on the eyes
As she closes just to open as the sirens whirling by
And now shes off to tell a secret
To a friend somewhere in town
And her friend just takes a moment
And asks why Im not around
Darling, this is something I shouldve told you long ago
I just want you to feel safe, I just wanna make you glow
Oh, how you glowed when we were young
And with nothing on our minds
But each other, one another and we had nothing then but time
And then she asks me how we got here
I told her, I dont know
And if you keep on asking
Ill just keep saying so
This isnt what I wanted
It isnt what you need
Oh, let them keep on talking
Just calm yourself and breathe
Dont you pay them any mind
Dont you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Dont you pay them any mind
Ooh, why do we have to go through this every time?
Some days you hear it dont listen, I will carry you
Some days you dont dont listen, I will know
Sometimes you feel it its not worth it, help me
Sometimes you wont
Just calm yourself and breathe
Dont you pay them any mind
Dont you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Dont you pay them any mind
Dont you pay them any mind
Dont you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Dont you pay them any mind