Eldest Daughter - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

I'm back on my eldest daughter bullshit

Drawn towards broken people like a magnet

Pull out my toolkit

Hammer you back into place

Proficient in tension headaches and white lies

Grind my teeth even at night

Draw lines in the sand just to watch them wash away

Want everyone to adore me, even though

People's emotions are out of my control

Smothering fires, letting flames claim my hands

I would do anything to be needed

Over and over again

I'm back on my routine-loving bullshit

Pamper myself with meticulous habits

Cling to what I know like a golden safety net

Caffeine and praise, like wind in my sails

Trying and failing to quit biting my nails

Keep moving to silence the voices in my head

Want everyone to adore me, even though

People's emotions are out of my control

Smothering fires, letting flames claim my hands

I would do anything to be needed

Over and over again

Bring me your battled, your bruised, and scarred

Florence Nightingale to your broken hearts

Bring me your bleeding, I'll stitch it up with a bow

Tugging at the sword in the stone

The dormant hero in me is yet to be known

Dying to prove myself again, but I don't know how

Wanna lay my weapons down

Lay my weapons down

Want everyone to adore me, even though

People's emotions are out of my control

Smothering fires, letting flames claim my hands

I would do anything to be needed

Over and over again