Key: E
Introduction:
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I'm not a kid anymore
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Well I wasn't before
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I grew up on my own behind locked doors
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My house was empty, no walls
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The ceilings endlessly tall
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And yet I felt I had no freedom at all
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And they'd say
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They'd come back for me one day
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And they told me it was gonna be okay
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And they'd lie
D
When they'd look me straight in the eyes
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And they told me I had time to stay a child
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For a while
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I'd make a breakfast for two
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Pretend to give it to you
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My imaginary friend I never knew
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A friendly face in the morning
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Would often serve as a warning
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For the party dress my mother would be adorning
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And they'd say
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They'd come back for me one day
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And they told me it was gonna be okay
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And they'd lie
D
When they'd look me straight in the eyes
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And they told me I had time to stay a child
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Sneaking out onto my roof at night
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Hoping someday I might find
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Something to believe in
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The stars would help with grieving
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So I'd stay
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In my castle locked away
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A prisoner for the remainder of my days
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But at night
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When the moon was shining bright
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I told myself there was something just out of sight
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Out of sight