Protest The Hero - The Canary lyrics

I was named after my grandmothers in
The tradition of my family
I was born after my stillborn sister
Romantic idealistic lies euphemize as fantasy
But the water always bursts first
From the blister

Iridescent light leads down a path
That's left me miserable at times
With my heart in my throat still beating
Still beating

Amelia, please, don’t go just stay
Don't go amelia, please, don't go
Just stay don’t go
Don't go

I remember the first time that I felt
The cool breeze upon my face
I didn't understand it at the time
But the calling of adventure and
My heart's increasing pace
It was the ticker tape that I could not deny
Deny

I'll cut my hair short
And I'll sleep in my jacket
So it appears worn

Oh, I'm no baggage no willing passenger
Those women who came before me
Ain't nothing like me, sir
Ain’t nothing like me

So this time I’ll do it, I'll do it on my own
This time I’m going out alone
So this time I'll do it, I'll do it on my own
This time I'm going out alone

Amelia, please, don’t go just stay
Don't go amelia, please, don't go
Just stay don't go

I can hear their pleas and
Cries falling far behind me
Succeed or fail, this is who I'm to become
7, 000 miles of ocean stand
Between me and my destiny
Somewhere beyond it or inside it

Women must pay for everything
Women must pay for everything
They do get more glory than
Men for comparable tasks
But they also get more
Notoriety when they crash when they crash