thanK you aIMee

When I picture my hometown There's a bronze, spray-tanned statue of you And a plaque underneath it That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school And it was always the same searing pain But I dreamed that one day I could say All that time you were throwing punches I was building something And I can't forgive the way you made me feel Screamed, 'fucK you aIMee' to the night sky as the blood was gushing But I can't forget the way you made me heal And it wasn't a fair fight Or a clean Kill Each time that aIMee stomped across my grave And then she wrote headlines in the local paper laughing at each baby step I'd take And it was always the same searing pain But I prayed that one day I could say All that time you were throwing punches I was building something And I couldn't wait to show you it was real Screamed 'fucK you aIMee' to the night sky as the blood was gushing But I can't forget the way you made me heal Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman But she used to say she wished that you were dead I pushed each boulder up the hill, your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool I built a legacy that you can't undo But when I count the scars There's a moment of truth That there wouldn't be this If there hadn't been you And maybe you've reframed it And in your mind you never beat my spirit black and blue I don't think you've changed much And so I changed your name and any real defining clues, and one day your kid comes home singing A song that only us two is gonna know is about you Cause all that time you were throwing punches It was all for nothing And our town it looks so small from way up here Screamed, 'thanK you aIMee" to the night sky And the stars are stunning Cause I can't forget the way you made me heal Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman But she used to say she wished that you were dead So I pushed each boulder up that hill, your words were still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head thanK you aIMee thanK you aIMee