17 Songtext
von Ella Collier

I′m staying over
Asked my ex-boyfriend for closure
Then I killed him in a dream
Didn't know I had that side of me
And then he texts me like 3 years after he hexed me
Like I′m so casually gonna pick up when he rings
Are we all living on the same planet?
I don't think you understand it
I'm not dishing out what I can′t take
Cause you already threw the baby out with the water
When I was 17 and everybody told me "I can′t sing"
HA HA!


All you girlies peaked in high school, wanna follow me
Now you're all wifed up & married
Living in the Georgia peach
& I′m still the same
But you're 24 years late
Single, I don′t mingle
Out in LA trying to get paid
It's not glamorous
But at least I can say you trained me
Swimming with the snakes isn′t easy for everybody

If me at 17 could see me right now
She'd sit back and take it easy on the couch
Where's the cameras?
It′s a movie, no bow

At 17 I wish I knew what I know now
I know now
Mmm
At 17, 17
Mmm
At 17 mmm
At 17 I wish I knew what I know


I built my body from pieces they wanted from me
Just to find out what they seek
I′ll be Kool-Aid if they drink
I write this message so you tell me I'm authentic
Then I hit up pilates
I don′t look this way for free (haha)
I'm still a Junior dressed up for Halloween
Don′t eat all day & take a drink or 2 or 3 or 8 or 10 or 23
Then I threw up all over my angel wings
I didn't mean to cause a scene, but I thought maybe one day, then I may be seen

Hated high school, but I look back on the memories
Praying for the girl who only wanted to be wanted
Please!
And I′m still the same
Somehow, that makes me feel sane
I don't get to choose
How deeply the wounds informed my pain
It's not glamorous
But at least I can say I worked for this
I′m sorry I dropped you on the way to find my purpose

If me at 17 could see me right now
She′d sit back and take it easy on the couch
Where's the cameras?
It′s a movie, no bow

At 17 I wish I knew what I know now
I know now
I know
At 17 I wish I knew what I know now
At 17
I wish I knew
I wish I knew it all at 17
17

I thought I knew it all at 17
But then again, I still don't know a thing
I wish I knew it all at 17
But then again, I know nothing
Mmm
I′ll never know a thing
Cause it's not up to me
Never been up to me
Mmm