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from All the Extremes EP by Emma Phillips

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Someone tell me what to do cause I’m a bit of a mess
Legal adult but I’m still in a kid mindset
Where are the instructions on growing up?
What are taxes or a mortgage, how do I vote?
No more discounts on planes or trains or boats
No one said it’d be this hard

And I’m running, I’m running
Running from the future I can be
And I’m running, yes I’m running
Running to find my way back to three

Living on my own is really weird
Still get nervous when I’m buying beer
Even though my license says I can
When I was little all I thought about was this
If there’s one thing I would tell that kid
It’s just embrace not being scared

And I’m running, I’m running
Running from the future that I want
And I’m running, yes I’m running
Running because I’m worried that I’m not

Not enough to be myself
To see a Grammy on my kitchen shelf
Next to my Oscar and my Tony
Not enough for radio
Or a hundred sold out shows
Even though that’s not the point of why I do this

Cause I do this to connect
With the girl that’s in her bedroom, saying
What the hell’s the point of it all?
And I sing to tell that girl
Write those angsty little love songs
About the one that broke your heart
Even though you think it’s worthless
 Cause I’m telling you it isn’t
If you do one thing just listen

And stop running, girl stop running
Running from when people say you can
And I’ll stop running, gotta stop running
Cause I think it’s about time I learned to stand

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from All the Extremes EP, released August 1, 2017

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