Pretty Little Apocalypse

[Verse 1]
Hello, world, did you miss me?
I was bleeding in the wings
Fixing my lipstick in the mirror
Making halos out of strings
You called me fragile, called me foolish
Called me too much, called me loud
Funny how the girls you bury
Keep on singing from the ground

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been sweet enough to swallow
I’ve been good enough to break
Now I’m done apologizing
For the light I had to fake

[Chorus]
So why so stunned, world?
Did you think I’d stay small?
I’m a pretty little apocalypse
In heels down the hall
Why so scared, babe?
Did the angel learn to bite?
I was never made for silence
I was made to ruin the night
Put your hands up, pray for me
Crown me in catastrophe
I’m not sorry, I’m not done
I’m the wound and I’m the sun
Why so stunned, world?
Look alive
I’m still a ten when I survive

[Verse 2]
I loved hard, I loved holy
I loved people into homes
Built a church from broken promises
Then slept inside the stones
Some saw a wife, some saw a warning
Some saw trouble dressed in lace
Some saw all the fire in me
Some just stared right through my face

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been kept but not devoured
I’ve been touched but not adored
Now the hunger in my ribcage
Has its boots against the door

[Chorus]
So why so stunned, world?
Did you think I’d stay small?
I’m a pretty little apocalypse
In heels down the hall
Why so scared, babe?
Did the angel learn to bite?
I was never made for silence
I was made to ruin the night
Put your hands up, pray for me
Crown me in catastrophe
I’m not sorry, I’m not done
I’m the wound and I’m the sun
Why so stunned, world?
Look alive
I’m still a ten when I survive

[Bridge]
I have cried in bathroom lighting
I have smiled through dying stars
I have kissed the hand that held me
While it left me with the scars
I have been the patient darling
I have been the loyal ghost
But the version of me waking up
Is the one you fear the most
She’s got glitter on her bruises
She’s got thunder in her chest
She says, “Baby, they can doubt you
But they don’t get to assess.”

[Breakdown]
Too much? Good. Too bright? Burn.
Too soft? Watch. Soft girls learn.
Too late? No. Too far? Try.
I was born
With floodlights in my eyes.

[Final Chorus]
So why so stunned, world?
Did you think I’d stay small?
I’m a pretty little apocalypse
And I came to take the call
Why so quiet, babe?
Did the mirror tell the truth?
I was always this dangerous
You just met me in my youth
Put your hands up, sing for me
Make a saint from blasphemy
I’m not sorry, I’m not tame
I’m the altar and the flame
Why so stunned, world?
Watch me rise
I’m still a ten with tear-stained eyes

[Outro]
Hello, world, there you are
I was waiting for the cue
You can love me, fear me, leave me
But I won’t disappear for you
Pretty little apocalypse
Lipstick red and heart on high
Tell the gods to clear the runway
Catie learned that she can fly.