Melanie Martinez Lyrics

Piggyback

I was three years old

All I wanted was the music and

My parents were doing everything they could

To move away from our place working over time always

While I sat up in my grandma's project building colouring, oh

Moved to a small town and started to, started to grow

Poetry written, I'm singing and dancing, oh

Photographs, painting, cartoons, that's all I know

That's all I know, oh

I have one best friend to this very fucking day

Since we were five years old and I fucking moved away

I wish I never did cause she's the only one who sees me

For who I really am instead of how many I reach, oh

Trusted too many fake people while I was still young

Gave them the benefit of the doubt, I was so wrong

I cut them off and they came for blood cause they know

They ain't getting no more

I'm so done with playing piggy back, oh

Swear to god I wished y'all all the best, oh

You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

When you could never come close cause I know my destiny

I worked hard for my shit

Put my love in this shit

Now you're trying to kill my name for some fame

What is this?

Tried to help you do your shit

Encouraged you to work on it

Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

Now I'm 22 and I've had a crazy year of

Isolation from all the plastic people here

I cannot wait for the day

I can finally move away

Back to New York City where the realest people really stay, oh

Spent this whole time writing away my heart and my soul

The people I surround myself with have hearts filled with gold

Love and empathy are things that we hold so close

Trying to learn and evolve

I'm so done with playing piggy back, oh

Swear to god I wished y'all all the best, oh

You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

When you could never come close cause I know my destiny

I worked hard for my shit

Put my love in this shit

Now you're trying to kill my name for some fame

What is this?

Tried to help you do your shit

Encouraged you to work on it

Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

I'm so done with playing piggy back, oh

Swear to god I wished y'all all the best, oh

You're lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

When you could never come close cause I know my destiny