You wouldn't mess with a child's mind
You wouldn't be unkind
Who are we fooling, anything's not fine
You shoved me out of line

Single file, down the aisle
You're the reason that they made this rule
To protect us from that smile
This pain is anything but mild

'Cuz we're all not as strong as we pretend
We only bend
To be broken in half
Don't try to laugh
'Cuz our suppression
Only leads to depression

Yeah, you're playing with a child's heart
With a child's heart, oh!
You mold me like I'm just your work of art
What a great head-start
You stole from a child's heart

I wouldn't be somebody that I'm not
Don't put me in the box
I'm holding on to everything I've got
Can't put me on the spot

You may think that I'm dramatic
Well, there's a reason that I feel this way
I'm still reeling from the static
'Cuz in your eyes it doesn't matter

'Cuz we're all not as strong as we pretend
We only bend
To be broken in half
Don't try to laugh
'Cuz our suppression
Only leads to depression

Yeah, you're playing with a child's heart
With a child's heart, oh!
You mold me like I'm just your work of art
What a great head-start
You stole from a child's heart

You only get one go-around
So I'll make every second count

I'm not your work of art
What a great head-start
You stole from a child

We're all not as strong as we pretend
We only bend
To be broken in half
Don't try to laugh
'Cuz our suppression
Only leads to depression

Yeah, you're playing with a child's heart
With a child's heart, yeah
You mold me like I'm just your work of art
What a great head-start
You stole from a child's heart

Yeah, you stole from a child's heart
MM-mm

You wouldn't mess with a child's mind
You wouldn't be unkind