we are 16 everybody says that we are the problem but the problem is not us it’s
problem but the problem is not us it’s
problem but the problem is not us it’s the way they look at us we are 16
the way they look at us we are 16
the way they look at us we are 16 everybody says that we are the cause of
everybody says that we are the cause of
everybody says that we are the cause of the world’s body image issues and they
the world’s body image issues and they
the world’s body image issues and they hand us out like pamphlets on street
hand us out like pamphlets on street
hand us out like pamphlets on street corners that say we invented anorexia
corners that say we invented anorexia
corners that say we invented anorexia encouraged bulimia are always prone to
encouraged bulimia are always prone to
encouraged bulimia are always prone to general unclean behavior but the truth
general unclean behavior but the truth
general unclean behavior but the truth is we are just doing what they told us
is we are just doing what they told us
is we are just doing what they told us to being beautiful like our favorite
to being beautiful like our favorite
to being beautiful like our favorite celebrities getting guys to like us
celebrities getting guys to like us
celebrities getting guys to like us becoming everybody else’s desires and
becoming everybody else’s desires and
becoming everybody else’s desires and never taking into account what we want
never taking into account what we want
never taking into account what we want we are girls pinned down analyzed made
we are girls pinned down analyzed made
we are girls pinned down analyzed made into statistics of a body image checked
into statistics of a body image checked
into statistics of a body image checked out scanned packed into a box we don’t
out scanned packed into a box we don’t
out scanned packed into a box we don’t necessarily fit into delivered to
necessarily fit into delivered to
necessarily fit into delivered to clients all over the world we are 16 not
clients all over the world we are 16 not
clients all over the world we are 16 not 25 but sometimes it appears that way but
25 but sometimes it appears that way but
25 but sometimes it appears that way but hey what can I say I mean in this world
hey what can I say I mean in this world
hey what can I say I mean in this world where people get what they want it’s try
where people get what they want it’s try
where people get what they want it’s try and survive or get eaten alive and when
and survive or get eaten alive and when
and survive or get eaten alive and when they get mad at us for it let them hear
they get mad at us for it let them hear
they get mad at us for it let them hear this when is the last time that they
this when is the last time that they
this when is the last time that they felt pressured by the rest of the world
felt pressured by the rest of the world
felt pressured by the rest of the world to act older than they are as a girl I
to act older than they are as a girl I
to act older than they are as a girl I understand this life all too well the
understand this life all too well the
understand this life all too well the pressure the world puts on us to act a
pressure the world puts on us to act a
pressure the world puts on us to act a certain way is cracking the glass walls
certain way is cracking the glass walls
certain way is cracking the glass walls of our delicate aquariums and spilling
of our delicate aquariums and spilling
of our delicate aquariums and spilling out into denial betrayal hateful and
out into denial betrayal hateful and
out into denial betrayal hateful and fatal mistakes we’ve all made calling
fatal mistakes we’ve all made calling
fatal mistakes we’ve all made calling each other names because we can’t find
each other names because we can’t find
each other names because we can’t find someone else to blame crew words fly by
someone else to blame crew words fly by
someone else to blame crew words fly by like fruit flies to an apple of discord
like fruit flies to an apple of discord
like fruit flies to an apple of discord and every complaint sounds like a minor
and every complaint sounds like a minor
and every complaint sounds like a minor chord gone wrong girl versus girl it
chord gone wrong girl versus girl it
chord gone wrong girl versus girl it could bring down the world but if we
could bring down the world but if we
could bring down the world but if we just find the time to get along we’d
just find the time to get along we’d
just find the time to get along we’d find strength in our numbers united on a
find strength in our numbers united on a
find strength in our numbers united on a battlefront ready to bring down whoever
battlefront ready to bring down whoever
battlefront ready to bring down whoever puts us down and says we’re just number
puts us down and says we’re just number
puts us down and says we’re just number or inked out pictures on glossy covers
or inked out pictures on glossy covers
or inked out pictures on glossy covers because we are so much more than what
because we are so much more than what
because we are so much more than what you’ve seen before my mom once told me
you’ve seen before my mom once told me
you’ve seen before my mom once told me that she was worried worried for me
that she was worried worried for me
that she was worried worried for me worried for my sister’s worried for her
worried for my sister’s worried for her
worried for my sister’s worried for her girls whom she knew she could not
girls whom she knew she could not
girls whom she knew she could not protect forever worried about the boys
protect forever worried about the boys
protect forever worried about the boys from the boys school down the street who
from the boys school down the street who
from the boys school down the street who acted much too old for their age worried
acted much too old for their age worried
acted much too old for their age worried they would change us find us and
they would change us find us and
they would change us find us and estranged us and when they did there
estranged us and when they did there
estranged us and when they did there would be no going back suddenly there
would be no going back suddenly there
would be no going back suddenly there are no more late night garden parties
are no more late night garden parties
are no more late night garden parties and early morning cartoons instead there
and early morning cartoons instead there
and early morning cartoons instead there are late night club parties an early
are late night club parties an early
are late night club parties an early morning hangovers fake eyelashes batting
morning hangovers fake eyelashes batting
morning hangovers fake eyelashes batting to cover fake IDs doing things we knew
to cover fake IDs doing things we knew
to cover fake IDs doing things we knew we’d get in trouble for doing we’re 16
we’d get in trouble for doing we’re 16
we’d get in trouble for doing we’re 16 girls so it’s up to you i mean you can
girls so it’s up to you i mean you can
girls so it’s up to you i mean you can go get drunk before you know how to fill
go get drunk before you know how to fill
go get drunk before you know how to fill up on alcohol because that’s what the
up on alcohol because that’s what the
up on alcohol because that’s what the big girls do i mean don’t you know what
big girls do i mean don’t you know what
big girls do i mean don’t you know what that will do to you sure it might make
that will do to you sure it might make
that will do to you sure it might make the guys look twice that you maybe you
the guys look twice that you maybe you
the guys look twice that you maybe you can get him to do it you want him to but
can get him to do it you want him to but
can get him to do it you want him to but if you knew anything you’d certainly no
if you knew anything you’d certainly no
if you knew anything you’d certainly no it’s not like he would have ever said no
do you remember do you remember when you
do you remember do you remember when you were little how you hated stepping on
were little how you hated stepping on
were little how you hated stepping on those sidewalk cracks don’t you remember
those sidewalk cracks don’t you remember
those sidewalk cracks don’t you remember how you’d break your mother’s back if
how you’d break your mother’s back if
how you’d break your mother’s back if you did well then you just reverse the
you did well then you just reverse the
you did well then you just reverse the curse at the special hand jinx trick
curse at the special hand jinx trick
curse at the special hand jinx trick your pinkies flick and fingers click out
your pinkies flick and fingers click out
your pinkies flick and fingers click out a secret code that you only show to your
a secret code that you only show to your
a secret code that you only show to your best friend and if they wanted to be in
best friend and if they wanted to be in
best friend and if they wanted to be in your club they’d have to learn the
your club they’d have to learn the
your club they’d have to learn the secret knock as well back then we’d let
secret knock as well back then we’d let
secret knock as well back then we’d let go of all our irrational extremes
go of all our irrational extremes
go of all our irrational extremes because when we were kids we were made
because when we were kids we were made
because when we were kids we were made of dreams we’re different now sixteen is
of dreams we’re different now sixteen is
of dreams we’re different now sixteen is older wiser nothing can surprise her
older wiser nothing can surprise her
older wiser nothing can surprise her eyes glued to the horizon 16 is
eyes glued to the horizon 16 is
eyes glued to the horizon 16 is realizing that you are growing up too
realizing that you are growing up too
realizing that you are growing up too fast and sometimes wishing you could
fast and sometimes wishing you could
fast and sometimes wishing you could slow down we are 16 we have an eternity
slow down we are 16 we have an eternity
slow down we are 16 we have an eternity to do everything that we want and we
to do everything that we want and we
to do everything that we want and we don’t need them to tell us what we’re
don’t need them to tell us what we’re
don’t need them to tell us what we’re supposed to want we’re young we have
supposed to want we’re young we have
supposed to want we’re young we have fire in our hearts and we’re not scared
fire in our hearts and we’re not scared
fire in our hearts and we’re not scared of the dark and we use song lyrics in
of the dark and we use song lyrics in
of the dark and we use song lyrics in our poems to express the way we feel yes
our poems to express the way we feel yes
our poems to express the way we feel yes the times they are a-changin but do we
the times they are a-changin but do we
the times they are a-changin but do we have to change so much we are 16 what’s
have to change so much we are 16 what’s
have to change so much we are 16 what’s the rush
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