Wear your teeth, pretend you're 18 Maybe when you're tall you won't be scared of anything Like hell waiting down below Odd that you thought you'd go Better touch all the table tops And count all of the garden rocks Out through the mouth, pretend you're 18 Maybe when you're grown, this will all have been a dream The bathroom mirror, the stucco walls The devil waiting in the hall The pretty wind and quiet snow Paperclips all in a row Life has tripped you up by your laces They thought maybe you would stop with these phases You came to a full stop in the races 'Cause life, it's just tripped you up by your laces By your laces Talk weather, like you're 18 Bandaging your background like you're bleached clean The waiting room, the hollow gaze The acceptance of fleeting faith The kids wearing their summer glow Your paperclips all in a row 'Cause life has tripped you up by your laces They thought maybe you would stop with these phases You came to a full stop in the races 'Cause life, it's just tripped you up by your laces Life has tripped you up by your laces They thought maybe you would stop with these phases You came to a full stop in the races 'Cause life, it's just tripped you up by your laces By your laces The kids wearing their summer glow Your paperclips all in a row