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When I Was Older

Billie Eilish

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When I Was Older

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When I was olderI was a sailorOn an open seaBut now I'm underwaterAnd my skin is palerThan it should ever beI'm on my back againDreaming of a time and placeWhere you and I remain the best of friendsEven after all this endsCan we pretend?I'm on my back againIt's seeming more and moreLike all we ever do is seeHow far it bendsBefore it breaks in half and thenWe bend it back againGuess I got caught in the middle of itYes I've been taught, got a little of itIn my blood, in my bloodMemories burn like a forest fireHeavy rain turns any funeral pyre to mudIn the floodWhen I was olderI was a sailorOn an open seaBut now I'm underwaterAnd my skin is palerThan it should ever beI'm watching movies back to backIn black and white, I neverSeen anybody do it like I do it any betterThen going over youI'm overdue for no endeavorsNobody lonely like I'm lonelyAnd I don't know whetherYou'd really like it in the limelightYou'd sympathize with all the bad guysI'm still a victim in my own rightBut I'm the villain in my own eyes, yeahWhen I was olderI was a sailorOn an open sea
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