I choose violence / Jax You told me I was eighteen going on thirty-five You made me feel like the smartest human alive I thought I was clever but, were you clever-er You said you never fell in love like you did with me You paid for all the hotels, I paid for fake ID's To spend the last ten years tryna piece it together I went to therapy, religiously I never sleep I made my brother promise me he'd let you live And I guess I could forgive But I choose violence I choose war For all the little girls That should be warned I could choose silence But what for You took my innocence Now I'll take yours So I choose violence And I might die trying Now you're prolly her world And she won't understand That all you need is a girl To feel like a man Tell your friends she's a friend At your hometown dive But when you were thirteen She wasn't alive And by the time you were eighteen Well, that girl was five You had a teaching degree While she was learning how to drive And you'll make her feel safe Like you made me feel safe Like oh my God, you're so mature for your age Except she's not your age So I choose violence I choose war For all the little girls That should be warned I could choose silence But what for You took my innocence Now I'll take yours And you'll choose hiding At forty-four In your mother's house She'll guard the door But I'll choose anger I'll choose rage When I build an army Of girls half your age Oh, we'll all choose violence We'll all choose war And every little girl Will be warned We won't choose silence Not anymore You took our innocence Now we'll take yours So I choose violence And maybe I'll die trying
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