Jaded

V1:

Catcalls started at 13

Walking down the streets of New York City

Scrolling through photos on a screen

Learned her value came from being pretty

Told she shouldn't speak her mind

Leave the business to the guys

Find one to stand beside

And just look pretty

Chorus:

Now she comes off jaded

But can you really blame her?

The world ain't on her side

And they tell her to just take it

Told to smile, so she fakes it

But the niceties are getting old

In a world that treats her cold

Youthful optimism got beat down

Built an edge so she wouldn't drown

As much as she hates it

It's safer to stay jaded

V2:

Started getting called bitchy

Turning down every guy's best line

Wasn't being prissy

But she's heard them all a million times

Knows she's more than a body

Don't want to be another in their count

Learned they never stick around

So she keeps bars on her heart

Chorus:

Now she comes off jaded

But can you really blame her?

The world ain't on her side

And they tell her to just take it

Told to smile, so she fakes it

But the niceties are getting old

In a world that treats her cold

Youthful optimism got beat down

Built an edge so she wouldn't drown

As much as she hates it

It's safer to stay jaded

Bridge:

Stays up in the late hours

Taking thirty minute showers

Only time that it's quiet

Doesn't need to be so guarded

Lets her take the mask off

Chorus:

So she comes off jaded?

But can you really blame her?

The world ain't on her side

And they tell her to just take it

Told to smile, so she fakes it

But the niceties are getting old

In a world that treats her cold

Youthful optimism got beat down

Built an edge so she wouldn't drown

As much as she hates it

It's safer to stay jaded