Favourite Daughter

Album: Virgin (2025)
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  • Ah

    I was a singer
    You were my fan
    When no one gave a damn
    It was you in the dark
    Scared of your anger
    In love with your whim
    Some notes I don't hit
    But I don't give up

    Now every day the plane takes off
    And every night the room fills up with
    People who are convinced I'm not
    Just some kid fakin' it for your love

    'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya
    Breaking my back just to be your favorite daughter
    Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya
    Breaking my back just hoping you'll say I'm a star

    You had a brother, I look like him
    You told us as kids
    "He died of a broken heart"
    And for every door you open
    There's a room I can't go in
    I break in, I still can't find you

    Now that every day the plane takes off
    And every night the room fills up
    I tell myself that soon we'll talk
    Then I sing every word just to ya

    'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya
    Panic attack just to be your favorite daughter
    Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya
    Breaking my back to carry the weight of your heart

    But I keep dancing 'til I get sick
    Why'd you have to dream so big?
    Why did no one listen when you hit the notes from your heart?
    Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah

    I'm a good actress, look at the medals I won for ya
    So you could imagine being a favorite daughter
    Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya
    Breaking my back just to be as brave as my mother Writer/s: Ella Marija Lani Yelich O'Connor, James Harmon Stack
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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