Grow Up from Grow Up by CATBEAR

~ LYRICS ~
(Music and lyrics by Zoe Konez)


They were first up, leading face down
Overwhelmed us, with autonomy

Didn’t give much, so we give up
Dropped behind such, what’s the point in this?

They don’t like us - inflation bust
World opened up, and we hid away

Less enthused by.. fickle ask why
Learned some new words, but the robots cry

We were sold a dream - it’s unachievable
We were told a lie and tried to believe in it
It’s not cynical - we’re just being real

Oh, we’ll never climb up there
Oh, we’ll never go home
I don’t wanna grow up anymore
I don’t wanna grow up anymore

They were messed up - couldn’t give love
So we’re messed up trying to cut the cord

They say lost breed - we’re in-between
We’re just stuck here, and we panic

Disposable, enviro-guilt
Paralysed by, possibility

First on the scene, screen addicted
Special-ed needs, probability

We were sold a dream - it’s unachievable
We were told a lie and tried to believe in it
It’s not cynical - we’re just being real

Oh, we’ll never climb up there
Oh, we’ll never go home
I don’t wanna grow up anymore
I don’t wanna grow up anymore

(It’s a test), it’s a test
And we try, just to find, the cheat code to life
It’s a test, it’s a test
They reject, we get wrecked, we’re obsessed with ourselves
We complain, we protest, fantasise we exist
We distract ourselves and we lie to ourselves
And all we want is a meaningful life
And all we wants to succeed at life
And we try, try, try, so we bypass life
It’s a test (it's a test)

We were sold a dream - it’s unachievable
We were told a lie and tried to believe in it
It’s not cynical - we’re just being real

Oh, we’ll never climb up there
Oh, we’ll never go home
I don’t wanna grow up anymore
I don’t wanna grow up anymore

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