thanK you aIMee

[00:11.07] When I picture my hometown

[00:14.26] There's a bronze, spray-tanned statue of you

[00:20.72] And a plaque underneath it

[00:24.17] That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school

[00:29.04] And it was always the same searing pain

[00:36.27] But I dreamed that one day I could say

[00:40.25] All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin'

[00:46.89] And I can't forgive the way you made me feel

[00:50.09] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushin'

[00:56.20] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[01:09.53] And it wasn't a fair fight

[01:13.51] Or a clean kill each time that Aimee stomped across my grave

[01:20.69] And then she wrote headlines

[01:23.96] In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I'd take

[01:29.01] And it was always the same searing pain

[01:37.05] But I prayed that one day I could say

[01:39.70] All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin'

[01:46.61] And I couldn't wait to show you it was real

[01:49.80] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushin'

[01:56.70] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[01:59.90] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[02:06.36] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[02:10.08] I pushed each boulder up the hill

[02:12.48] Your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head

[02:19.38] I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool

[02:24.19] I built a legacy that you can't undo

[02:29.29] But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth

[02:34.10] That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you

[02:49.86] And maybe you've reframed it

[02:54.12] And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue

[03:00.77] I don't think you've changed much

[03:04.22] And so I changed your name and any real defining clues

[03:09.00] And one day, your kid comes home singin'

[03:14.31] A song that only us two is gonna know is about you, 'cause

[03:19.96] All that time you were throwin' punches, it was all for nothin'

[03:26.60] And our town, it looks so small from way up here

[03:29.79] Screamed, "Thank you, Aimee" to the night sky and the stars are stunnin'

[03:36.49] 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal

[03:39.94] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[03:46.59] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[03:49.78] So I pushed each boulder up that hill

[03:52.43] Your words were still just ringin' in my head, ringin' in my head

[04:01.75] Thank you, Aimee

[04:06.53] Thank you, Aimee