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What You Want Lyrics
If you look really close,
There's a rip in the sky and you,
Can see the universe.
Spinning round like a pin in your hand.
Dip your fingers in paint,
Go and skip up the street,
Just try,
To lighten up some.
You're living your life like you're dead and in over your head.
But checking numbers isn't how,
To know how old you've grown.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
Say you want purple hair,
There's the truth now the dare,
I think,
It's such a shame that,
Growing old before our time is just a way to survive now.
Stop and look at the sun,
Tell me what have you done today,
That left you dreaming.
Cause living life's not a goal,
It's been happening all along the way.
And checking numbers isn't how,
To know how old you've grown.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
Laughter all over the world,
Is doing all it can to have its secret heard.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you,
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
There's a rip in the sky and you,
Can see the universe.
Spinning round like a pin in your hand.
Go and skip up the street,
Just try,
To lighten up some.
You're living your life like you're dead and in over your head.
To know how old you've grown.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
There's the truth now the dare,
I think,
It's such a shame that,
Growing old before our time is just a way to survive now.
Tell me what have you done today,
That left you dreaming.
Cause living life's not a goal,
It's been happening all along the way.
To know how old you've grown.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
Is doing all it can to have its secret heard.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
It's only what you want.
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Pretty self explanatory--your mentality and the choices that you make determine how old you are, not the calendar years you've lived through: "checking numbers isn't how to know how old you've grown; it's only what you want." The singer is instructing/encouraging us to live life more youthfully, and to enjoy it fully, instead of living aimlessly and not appreciating what's around us. "Stop and look at the sun, tell me what have you done today, that left you dreaming." She instructs us to not be overwhelmed by our responsibilities and obligations, especially those that have been forced on us by ourselves or others--"you're living life like you're dead and in over your head".
C'est ca! Anyways. I like this song, very chill. Hayley Sales is reminiscient of Jack Johnson (a female one, duh). Peaceee.