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[00:09.69] When I picture my hometown

[00:13.70] There's a bronze spray-tanned statue of you

[00:20.34] And a plaque underneath it

[00:23.79] That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school

[00:28.59] And it was always the same searing pain

[00:36.60] But I dreamed that one day, I could say

[00:39.52] All that time you were throwing punches

[00:42.98] I was building something

[00:46.47] And I can't forgive the way you made me feel

[00:49.97] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky

[00:52.92] As the blood was gushing

[00:57.20] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[01:10.00] And it wasn't a fair fight, or a clean kill

[01:15.07] Each time that Aimee stomped across my grave

[01:20.40] And then she wrote headlines in the local paper

[01:25.97] Laughing at each baby step I'd take

[01:29.21] And it was always the same searing pain

[01:36.94] But I prayed that one day, I could say

[01:39.62] All that time you were throwing punches

[01:42.56] I was building something

[01:46.29] And I couldn't wait to show you it was real

[01:50.06] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky

[01:52.49] As the blood was gushing

[01:56.74] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[01:59.96] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[02:06.33] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[02:10.05] I pushed each boulder up the hill

[02:12.18] Your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head

[02:19.35] I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool

[02:23.87] I built a legacy that you can't undo

[02:29.45] But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth

[02:34.27] That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you

[02:49.45] And maybe you've reframed it

[02:54.50] And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue

[02:59.81] I don't think you've changed much

[03:04.33] And so I changed your name and any real defining clues

[03:09.12] And one day, your kid comes home singing

[03:14.69] A song that only us two is gonna know is about you 'cause

[03:19.78] All that time you were throwing punches

[03:22.70] It was all for nothing

[03:26.42] And our town, it looks so small from way up here

[03:29.92] Screamed, "Thank you, Aimee" to the night sky

[03:32.87] And the stars are stunning

[03:37.12] 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal

[03:40.06] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[03:46.44] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[03:49.68] So I pushed each boulder up that hill

[03:52.38] Your words were still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head

[04:01.15] Thank you, Aimee

[04:05.94] Thank you, Aimee