My mother's mistakes hang over my head She says love's a chandelier and if I stare at its beauty Then it's destined to crash down on me Still I wanna drop my life like it's hot in my hands Replace it with you Even if your touch burns me I'll show off the scars proudly She taught me to sit up straight To be young and be afraid Of the curse upon my age How your words could make me cave But babe, if I let you slip away It'll hang years on my face You hit the light switch, I'll trust my skin, give up, give in Give up, give in Oh our decisions are rash, our actions are quick We think the world kind, guess that's what it means to be eighteen We see life in colours and schemes But I was taught me to sit up straight To be young and be afraid Of the curse upon my age How your words can make me cave But babe, if I let you slip away it'll hang years on my face You hit the light switch, I'll trust my skin, give up, give in Give up, give in If you kick and I scream maybe time will retreat Oh the war will be won, so it won't touch our hair or our heartbeats Cause babe, if I let you slip away it'll hang years on my face You hit the light switch, I'll trust my skin, give up, give in Give up, give in