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You finally pulled back when the world pulled your hair
Alone in the room with a question hanging
You left with your hand in the air
It's still there
At your age life moves so fast
Twelve years old, skinny legs built to come in last
Add a mirror that would never lie
When you're doomed it never pays to try
Every time I saw you
You were trying so hard to explain
Broadcast failure like a plastic boat spinning down a drain
But you came through, you came through
When nobody expected you to
You came through, you came through
With all those narrowed eyes upon you
You came through, you came through
Now you wish you weighed a thousand pounds
So you could crush those bullies and demons down
From your seat at the back of the bus
Still waving back at us
Every time I saw you
You were trying so hard to explain
Broadcast failure like a plastic boat spinning down the drain
But you came through, you came through
When nobody expected you to
You came through, you came through
With all those narrowed eyes upon you
You came through, you came through
Alone in the room with a question hanging
You left with your hand in the air
It's still there
Twelve years old, skinny legs built to come in last
Add a mirror that would never lie
When you're doomed it never pays to try
You were trying so hard to explain
Broadcast failure like a plastic boat spinning down a drain
When nobody expected you to
You came through, you came through
With all those narrowed eyes upon you
You came through, you came through
So you could crush those bullies and demons down
From your seat at the back of the bus
Still waving back at us
You were trying so hard to explain
Broadcast failure like a plastic boat spinning down the drain
When nobody expected you to
You came through, you came through
With all those narrowed eyes upon you
You came through, you came through
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Corrected lyrics: You finally pulled back when the world pulled your hair Alone in the room with a question hangin You left with your hand in the air, and it's still there
At your age life moves so fast Twelve years old, skinny legs, built to come in last add a mirror that would never lie When you're doubting, it never pays to try
And everytime i saw you You were trying so hard to explain Broadcast failure Like a plastic bowl its spinning down to drain
But you came through, you came through When nobody expected you to You came through, you came through With all those narrowed eyes upon you You came through, you came through
Now you wish you weighed a thousand pounds So you could crush those bullies and demons down From your seat at the back of the bus Still waving back at us
And everytime i saw you You were trying so hard to explain Broadcast failure Like a plastic boat spinning down to drain
But you came through, you came through When nobody expected you to
Incredible lyrics, I think at twelve most of us have felt this way
Wicked song about the difficulties of being 12 years old, a very tricky age where your body and your head are doing crazy things. At 12 I had a facefull of acne and almost couldnt look in the mirror without crying. My daughter is 12 now and she is so difficult to deal with, she used to be such a good girl, she still is but man its tough getting through to her. I know she is having trouble with school , boys etc. but I know she will pull through it and be OK.
I think in the first part of the chorus, the line is "Broadcast failure, like a plastic boat spinning down the drain".