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Artist: Punchline
Canonical path: /punchline/exactly
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Exactly
Read Exactly lyrics by Punchline on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Exactly
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I am awake
Finally unafraid
My dues are paid
Gone are the days I displayed
No rhyme because good times could go too quickly
No reason pleased only by love
No understanding of this human species
But where I was
Begged a why with no because
Now I'm exactly what I used to be afraid I'd become
And I'm exactly where I used to be afraid I'd belong
I feel like I reflect as if I've entered yesteryear
When just yesterday I appeared to be
Somebody with no fears
Of ever growing up
I loved being stuck
Sometimes I wish I was there
No rhyme because good times could go too quickly
No reason pleased only by love
No understanding of this human species
But where I was
Begged a why with no because
Now I'm exactly what I used to be afraid I'd become
And I'm exactly where I used to be afraid I'd belong
Life's not over
It's finally mine to own
My fears of the fall are gone
I had no idea
Still just me now
Anticipation of the worst was simply wrong
Yeah I was afraid
I was afraid I'd become just like them
Now just the fear of growing up and becoming that
It almost killed me
'Cause I had some plans when I was a kid
I made some promises to myself
Promises I began to feel I couldn't deliver on as I grew older
But you know what?
Looking back
I love that hopeful kid
Enough to prove to him
That nothing can take away that hope
Nothing can take away his vision
And just because my world is dead
I came to fight to that noble end
Gonna keep my eyes wide
Walk outside
Stay myself inside
And I'm exactly what I used to be afraid I'd become (and I belong)
And I'm exactly where I used to be afraid I'd belong (and I belong)
And I'm exactly what I used to be afraid I'd become (and I belong)
And I'm exactly where I used to be afraid I'd belong (and I belong)
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