[Verse 1]

Listen up, sit up straight

That's the only way you'll get a break

Sitting still ain't such a bitter pill, for goodness' sake

For twelve years and it won't be the last time

I shake every time that I think it through

Obedience was the golden rule

[Chorus]

Aim so low

That you can't miss your mark

And you played the part so long

You forgot what you are

[Verse 2]

Had some friends, played it straight

In the end, they started to resist

The weight of the world it nearly broke their wrists

And now those wrists are slit

And it hurts every time that I think it through

That we learn to expect to lose

[Chorus]

Aim so low

That you can't miss your mark

And you played the part so long

You forgot what you are

[Bridge]

And can you walk away, can you walk alone?

Can you raise your fist and stand up on your own?

Can't let them pull the strings, they've held you way too long

Can't let them tell you what to think, can't let them tell you

[Chorus]

Aim so low

That you can't miss your mark

And you played the part so long

You forgot what you are