received_836685731246883

[00:11.48] When I picture my hometown

[00:14.40] There's a bronze spray-tanned statue of you

[00:21.04] And a plaque underneath it

[00:24.76] That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school

[00:29.81] And it was always the same searing pain

[00:37.24] But I dreamed that one day, I could say

[00:40.70] All that time you were throwing punches

[00:43.09] I was building something

[00:47.35] And I can't forgive the way you made me feel

[00:50.27] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky

[00:52.95] As the blood was gushing

[00:56.93] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[01:00.91] And it wasn't a fair fight, or a clean kill

[01:16.06] Each time that Aimee stomped across my grave

[01:20.84] And then she wrote headlines in the local paper

[01:26.15] Laughing at each baby step I'd take

[01:29.34] And it was always the same searing pain

[01:37.30] But I prayed that one day, I could say

[01:40.23] All that time you were throwing punches

[01:42.91] I was building something

[01:46.90] And I couldn't wait to show you it was real

[01:50.09] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky

[01:53.01] As the blood was gushing

[01:56.99] But I can't forget the way you made me heal

[02:00.71] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[02:07.35] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[02:10.27] I pushed each boulder up the hill

[02:12.66] Your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head

[02:16.91] I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool

[02:24.62] I built a legacy that you can't undo

[02:29.66] But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth

[02:34.45] That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you

[02:51.18] And maybe you've reframed it

[02:54.63] And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue

[03:01.27] I don't think you've changed much

[03:04.99] And so I changed your name and any real defining clues

[03:09.51] And one day, your kid comes home singing

[03:15.09] A song that only us two is gonna know is about you 'cause

[03:19.87] All that time you were throwing punches

[03:22.79] It was all for nothing

[03:27.04] And our town, it looks so small from way up here

[03:30.23] Screamed, "Thank you, Aimee" to the night sky

[03:33.15] And the stars are stunning

[03:36.87] 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal

[03:40.59] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

[03:46.96] But she used to say she wished that you were dead

[03:50.15] So I pushed each boulder up that hill

[03:52.80] Your words were still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head

[03:59.98] Thank you, Aimee

[04:06.88] Thank you, Aimee