"thanK you aIMee"

[00:11.00] When I picture my hometown

[00:14.72] There's a bronze, spray-tanned statue of you

[00:21.10] And a plaque underneath it

[00:24.82] That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school

[00:29.33] And it was always the same searing pain

[00:37.33] But I dreamed that one day I could say

[00:40.80] All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin'

[00:47.18] And I can't forgive the way you made me feel

[00:50.37] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushin'

[00:57.27] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

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[01:11.08] And it wasn't a fair fight

[01:14.80] Or a clean kill each time that Aimee stomped across my grave

[01:21.18] And then she wrote headlines

[01:24.90] In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I'd take

[01:29.41] And it was always the same searing pain

[01:37.38] But I prayed that one day I could say

[01:40.59] All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin'

[01:47.23] And I couldn't wait to show you it was real

[01:50.42] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushin'

[01:57.33] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[02:00.52] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[02:07.19] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[02:10.38] I pushed each boulder up the hill

[02:12.78] Your words are still just ringin' in my head, ringin' in my head

[02:19.68] I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool

[02:24.72] I built a legacy that you can't undo

[02:29.80] But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth

[02:34.31] That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you

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[02:51.05] And maybe you've reframed it

[02:54.77] And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue

[03:01.14] I don't think you've changed much

[03:04.86] And so I changed your name and any real defining clues

[03:09.41] And one day, your kid comes home singin'

[03:15.01] A song that only us two is gonna know is about you, 'cause

[03:20.59] All that time you were throwin' punches, it was all for nothin'

[03:27.23] And our town, it looks so small from way up here

[03:30.41] Screamed, "Thank you, Aimee" to the night sky and the stars are stunnin'

[03:37.32] 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal

[03:40.77] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[03:47.15] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[03:50.34] So I pushed each boulder up that hill

[03:52.99] Your words were still just ringin' in my head, ringin' in my head

[04:01.76] Thank you, Aimee

[04:06.80] Thank you, Aimee

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