Page type: lyric reference
Artist: NIKI
Canonical path: /niki/pools
Related lyric paths: 6
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Pools
Read Pools lyrics by NIKI on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Pools
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When I was young I used to check for you under my bed (under my bed)
But now I'm older and instead I let you sleep on it (sleep on it)
You're smoking five days a week
Don't you say I'm why you can't breathe
You got nerve sayin' it ain't that deep
Friends don't wear skin to sleep
Why’d you let me sink in pools of wishful thinking?
I don’t want to swim anymore
Look at all these bloodstains I’ve been calling warpaint
There ain’t nothing here to fight for
King of my condo
There's a second toothbrush by the sink (by the sink)
Then I ask where your kingdom lies
You hand me a blank map with X in ink (X in ink)
I’m every metaphor
You hold me like I’m your everything and more
But when the Sun rays greet the floor you make it clear I’m everything but yours
Why’d you let me sink in pools of wishful thinking?
I don’t want to swim anymore
Look at all these bloodstains I’ve been calling warpaint
There ain’t nothing left to fight for
I’m givin' up the fight
Ain’t gonna waste my time
You go run for your life
Be my guest, be my guest
Oh, I'll be fine
Oh, I’ll be fine
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