Parenthetical Girls - A Note to Self lyrics

Swallow your pride
We're getting older, you and I
And shorn are those short hairs
We held them by for such a short time

Walk toward the light
I know you think we failed at life
But smile with your eyes
Like you're satisfied and try to act polite

You meant what you said
And they put a price upon your head
These places your therapist fears to tread
Well, I bet you knocked him dead
This cascade of curls
Us girls, we're not long for this world
Rounds of applause and self-sabotage
I guess you cottoned on

(Save your breath) and what did you expect?
You had your shot well perish the thought
(Bare your neck) but with all due respect
We never had the heart to make you stop
(This dream is all you've got)

So who's left to blame?
Boys raised with hyphenated names?
Or middle-class slags of a certain age?
Well I guess I rest my case

So lift with your knees
They know we've nothing up our sleeves
And if speed just makes chalk
Dust of my back teeth
At least I've said my piece

(Save your breath) and what did you expect?
You lost the plot, now perish the thought
(They're yours) and with all due respect
You're mine until the seatbelt sign goes off
Who says dead men don't talk?

A cascade of curls
Us girls, we're not long for this world
Rounds of applause and self-sabotage
By now, you've cottoned on

(Save your breath) so what did you expect?
We had our shot well perish the thought
(Bare your neck) but with all due respect
You never had the heart to make me stop
(This dream is all we've got)