thanK you aIMee
[00:11.37] When I picture my hometown
[00:14.82] There's a bronze, spray-tanned statue of you
[00:21.20] And a plaque underneath it
[00:24.92] That threatens to push me
[00:27.06] down the stairs at our school
[00:29.70] And it was always the same searing pain
[00:37.41] But I dreamed that one day I could say
[00:40.59] All that time you were throwin' punches,
[00:43.25] I was buildin' somethin'
[00:47.26] And I can't forgive the way you made me feel
[00:50.45] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee"
[00:51.78] to the night sky as the blood was gushin'
[00:57.35] But I can't forget the way you made me heal
[01:00.54] .
[01:11.16] And it wasn't a fair fight
[01:14.88] Or a clean kill each time
[01:16.74] that Aimee stompеd across my grave
[01:21.28] And then she wrotе headlines
[01:25.01] In the local paper,
[01:26.34] laughing at each baby step I'd take
[01:29.26] And it was always the same searing pain
[01:37.49] But I prayed that one day I could say
[01:40.94] All that time you were throwin' punches,
[01:43.35] I was buildin' somethin'
[01:47.34] And I couldn't wait to show you it was real
[01:50.26] Screamed, "Fuck you, Aimee"
[01:51.85] to the night sky as the blood was gushin'
[01:57.43] But I can't forget the way you made me heal
[02:00.89] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman
[02:07.27] But she used to say
[02:08.61] she wished that you were dead
[02:10.46] I pushed each boulder up the hill
[02:12.86] Your words are still just ringin' in my head,
[02:16.83] ringin' in my head
[02:20.29] I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool
[02:24.82] I built a legacy that you can't undo
[02:29.86] But when I count the scars,
[02:31.99] there's a moment of truth
[02:34.39] That there wouldn't be this
[02:37.06] if there hadn't been you
[02:41.04] .
[02:51.40] And maybe you've reframed it
[02:54.87] And in your mind,
[02:56.18] you never beat my spirit black and blue
[03:01.51] I don't think you've changed much
[03:05.23] And so I changed your name
[03:07.09] and any real defining clues
[03:09.74] And one day, your kid comes home singin'
[03:15.07] A song that only us two is gonna know is about you, 'cause
[03:20.66] All that time you were throwin' punches,
[03:23.04] it was all for nothin'
[03:27.30] And our town, it looks so small from way up here
[03:30.23] Screamed, "Thank you, Aimee"
[03:31.82] to the night sky and the stars are stunnin'
[03:37.40] 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal
[03:40.85] Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman
[03:47.23] But she used to say
[03:48.55] she wished that you were dead
[03:50.42] So I pushed each boulder up that hill
[03:52.80] Your words were still just ringin' in my head,
[03:56.79] ringin' in my head
[04:02.10] Thank you, Aimee
[04:03.70] .
[04:07.15] Thank you, Aimee
[04:09.01] .
