hurry it up
time is a-wastin' and the crowds are at your door
cover it up
and no one can see the way you're shakin' on the floor
they ask, why can't you be more?
I say, you don't know what I'm in for
they ask, why can't you make sense?
I say, you don't know what I've said in silence
you are younger than the dawn
you are greener than the grass
so tighten it down
cover it up
I am young but I am strong
and I have the right to be wrong
well hurry along
your life is shorter than you ever really know
but rushing is wrong--
how can we live if we don't sometimes take it slow?
darling, don't forget to breathe
you have all the time you need
to tighten it down
cover it up
I am young but I am strong
and I have the right to be wrong
hurry along
no one is watching now that you're just another face
nothing is wrong
but you didn't realize you needed your own space...
tighten it down
cover it up
you are young and you are strong
and you have the right to belong
darling, don't forget to breathe
you have all the time you need
to tighten it down
cover it up
credits
from Impact EP,
released July 11, 2014
lyrics by Lira Yin
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