Lyrics
You can take a break from being perfect and straight
You're encouraged to take a break from striving for perfection and conformity.
To show you're leaning off-center or the way that you abbreviate
Show your unique perspective or the way you shorten or condense things.
In your descent, going under cover in the nice white lines
In your decline or descent, hiding within the boundaries of societal norms.
Made up of all your brothers
Refers to a unity among people, particularly males.
And they stand up straight like pickets in the suburbs
These individuals conform staunchly like fences in suburban areas.
And you're afraid to link up with each other
Fearful of connecting or uniting with these conforming individuals.
They want to pull you until you change
They desire to exert influence until you change to fit their standards.
You can fight back hard enough and force them to accommodate
You have the power to resist strongly enough to make them adjust to you.
You can be the queen with your own crown
You can assert your own power and individuality.
Oh, now doesn't that sound cool
An expression of the attractiveness of being independent and unique.
Scream when they pull you out, shouldn't have been allowed to
React vocally when they try to control or influence you; it shouldn't have been permitted.
Loudest one they've gotten, mouth full of cotton wool
Even when silenced or subdued, you're the loudest and most vocal.
You put up a fight, you know what it's like to be pulled
You resist and fight against being manipulated or controlled.
You can have your back turned or be too big
You can either ignore them or be unapologetically yourself.
You'll see nobody else go as far as you did
Your achievements and actions may surpass others' efforts.
If when you came out you were told to be less bold
If advised to be less bold upon entering a new environment, your resilience ensures you'll shine.
Just know if they tear you out, you'll come back gold
Even if forcefully removed or criticized, you'll return stronger and more valuable.
You made it hard to swallow, you're Apollo with the arrow
Comparing your impact and presence to Apollo, the Greek god associated with various strengths and skills.
If your body's Picasso'd, you're hollowed. you're narrowed
Your body might be altered or marked artistically, yet you're still hollow or empty inside.
You're a bottom up riser, a top down fighter
Describes your unconventional rise from the bottom and your willingness to fight from the top.
You're an inside traitor, you're a riot inciter
Highlights your capacity to disrupt or challenge established norms or systems.
You can be the queen with your own crown
A repetition emphasizing your ability to assert your individuality and power.
Oh, now doesn't that sound cool
Reiterating the appeal of being independent and unique.
Scream when they pull you out, shouldn't have been allowed to
A repetition emphasizing the vocal reaction to attempts to control or suppress you.
Loudest one they've gotten, mouth all full of cotton wool
Reinforcing the notion of being silenced but remaining strong and outspoken.
You put up a fight, you know what it's like to be pulled
Recognizing the struggle and resilience against external control or influence.
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