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Mermaid Lyrics by Preston Max Allen

2021

[FARRAH]
I had to draw this thing when I was four
Like, what would you be when you get older?
What are you going to achieve?
I knew exactly what I’d do
Just like I’d known since I was two
I’m gonna be a mermaid—
That’s what my future brings
I showed my preschool classmates
What I made
And they all laughed at me
Still do to this day
But wouldn’t it be nice if life was sweet?
Some soft, warm fantasy
All safe under the sea
And wouldn’t it be nice if life was fake?
Some dream you never wake—
Up from
And everything’s just fun
But I’ll nеver be a mermaid, or an astronaut, or a cow girl
All thеse things I’m not
A mermaid, in a world that laughs at me
And these things, I’ll never be
[CHESS]
You spend your life on one big goal
You think that you’re invincible
Like they can’t touch you now
The world is in your hands
And when you start to fall, you see
That they will break you instantly
No hope, no fantasy
To hell with all your plans
[CHESS, FARRAH]
And wouldn’t it be nice if life could fix you?
Never hurt or tricks you
The bad shit didn’t pick you
And wouldn’t it be nice if dreams were real?
And you don’t have to feel and cry
No one ever dies
But I’ll never be a mermaid, or an astronaut, or a cow girl
All these things I’m not
A mermaid, swimming soundly through the sea
All these things I’ll never be
And you can drown yourself in all your fears
This world, you hate to be here for
Or look for something more
And if you poison everything you are
You can open up your scars
Or fight
‘Cuz maybe you’re right
And you could really be a mermaid, or an astronaut, or a cow girl
All these things you’ve got
A mermaid, could be magical and you
Could be something special too
And you’ve come so far, and you’re here now
Look at who you are
See it’s clear now
That the hurt won’t go away
But you can make it through, someday
But I’ll never be a mermaid
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Preston Max Allen

Preston Max Allen

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