Backseat

I'm standing on the edge of something I'd forgotten
 Just close enough to see but not to touch
 I'm standing on the edge of all I ever wanted
 Saying I want it but I promise not that much
 I was fine
 So content with looking in from outside
 'Til I saw a window open wide
 Wanna see what being fully grown feels like
 And I'm trying to keep my head up in the conversation
 Bouncing words off walls and wondering if they'll stick
 But the second glances turn into humiliation
 Treat introductions like a worn-out party trick
 Keep it cool
 Or everyone will know that it's you
 Snuck my way in through the bathroom
 Just waiting for the moment they realize
 Oh, and it gets so hard to breathe
 When you're looking, you're looking at me
 I want to be your silver screen
 Sick of fighting the same old small-talk scene
 Crashing the car
 Blood on the dash
 Broken glass scars through the internet
 I want to prove myself, it stings
 To you, I'm just a kid in the backseat
 And I'm trying to be tough but hey, my heart is breaking
 I could hold my own if only you would ask (you would ask)
 You don't buy it when I say I'm strong enough to take it
 And now I'm wishing that I could just take it back (take it back)
 And it's time you drove me home
 'Cause I can't be left alone
 Oh, and it gets so hard to breathe
 When you're looking, you're looking at me
 I want to be your silver screen
 Sick of fighting the same old small-talk scene
 Crashing the car
 Little girl crush
 Seems the attention should be enough but
 I want to be your favorite thing
 Not just another kid in the backseat