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Good Behavior Lyrics
I was frozen in a fragile word
Of make believe and empty lies
Dressed in the rules
Of a virtuous game
Captured by the thought of fear
And loneliness, afraid to cry
Suffocated for trying to scream
And I want out now
To find myself
'Cause perfect only makes you crazy
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good behavior?
Oh my naked skin
Feels the warmth of the sun
And my eyes are open
To the brightness of light
Driven by a force so free
To live this life
Not paralyzed
But with reckless abandon
So now I can breathe
I wanted out
To find myself
'Cause perfect only makes you crazy
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good behavior?
Don't do this
Don't do that
You will be oh so perfect
'Cause perfect only makes you crazy
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good begavior?
Of make believe and empty lies
Dressed in the rules
Of a virtuous game
Captured by the thought of fear
And loneliness, afraid to cry
Suffocated for trying to scream
To find myself
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good behavior?
Feels the warmth of the sun
And my eyes are open
To the brightness of light
Driven by a force so free
To live this life
Not paralyzed
But with reckless abandon
So now I can breathe
To find myself
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good behavior?
Don't do that
You will be oh so perfect
There is no way that it can save me
I'm sick of feeling like a traitor
Is this the price for good begavior?
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To me, this song is about bing a people pleaser. She wants to do everything right and is in a position where she feels trapped, like she has to do everything right. Eventually, she got tired of being "puppet-like" and lost it. She knows that it's not what she truly believes or thinks but she can't be any different. She feels like a traitor to herself because she is being someone she's not to please others and therefore is betraying herself. In the second verse, "Oh my naked skin"... she begins to stop living the lie and becomes free by allowing herself to be who she really is.
o i love this song. she feels trapped in by the rules of Christianity. trust me, they can seem consticting sometimes if thats all they are to you: rules. the line "i'm sick of feeling like a traitor" is really powerful. she feels like shes betraying God and her parents or her fans or something when she messes up. shes sick of people trying to make her perfect.