Deal with the devil you know

Take it slow, he might show up

You might lose him when you grow up

You might blow up, you might pop

None of that's a good reason to stop

I can still hear it

"You're so ambitious," she spit at me like a curse

What made it worse is that she was right

I looked in the mirror that night and saw what she saw

A dreamer clenching her jaw

Soon to be a dying violet between the noise and silence

Accusing every co-pilot willing to step up to the plate

Of throwing me off my game

Headed for a crash landing

With little to no understanding of what I was taking on

The goal posts always move

No one's honest with you, and the point you're trying to prove is lost

Your life is recovery or shooting the moon

You're hovering over the room, people muttering, talking 'bout you

And you're still not doing what you know you could do

I still want it

What's my problem?

Deal with the devil you know

Take it slow, he might show up

You might lose him when you grow up

You might blow up, you might pop

None of that's a good reason to stop

Always been hot for teacher

Keep getting older and they do too

A little information right out of my grasp

Better answers to the questions I'm afraid to ask

Kissing on a curve

Open mouth education

Building my nerve

Testing my patience

Did I make the most of what I'm made of?

Did I face what I'm afraid of?

Am I a little closer to the truth?

Keeps getting harder, I do too

I wanna be a livewire

Don't wanna steal, don't wanna get tired

Don't wanna be a slot machine

Don't wanna miss the mark

I wanna be the weak spot

Between the eyes of a shark

Deal with the devil you know

Take it slow, he might show up

You might lose him when you grow up

You might blow up, you might pop

None of that's a good reason to stop

You can't chase the ghost

You find him more than most

I don't care how old your soul is

It's just focus and preparation

It takes failure, it takes patience

To deal with the devil you know

Deal with the devil you know

Take it slow, he might show up

You might lose him when you grow up

You might blow up, you might pop

None of that's a good reason to stop

It's not over

You're not done

You're not nothing and you're not the only one