Monday morning, wake up knowing that you've got to go to school Tell your mum what to expect, she says it's right out of the blue Do you want to work in Debenham's, because that's what they expect Start in Lingerie, and Doris is your supervisor And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start For careers you say you went to be remembered for your art Your obsession gets you known throughout the school for being strange Making life-size models of the Velvet Underground in clay In the queue for lunch they take the piss, you've got no appetite And the rumour is you never go with boys and you are tight So they jab you with a fork, you drop the tray and go berserk While your cleaning up the mess the teacher's looking up your skirt Hey, you've been used Are you calm, settle down? Write a song, I'll sing along Soon you will know that you are sane You're on top of the world again Monday morning, wake up knowing that you've got to go to school Tell your mum what to expect, she says it's right out of the blue Do you went to work in C&A, 'cause that's what they expect Move to laundry and take a feel off Joe the Storeman Tell Veronica the secret of the boy you never kissed She's got everything to gain 'cause she's a fat girl with a lisp She sticks up for you when you get aggravation from the snobs 'Cause you can't afford a blazer girl you're always wearing clogs At the interval you lock yourself away inside a room Head of English gets you, asks you, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "Do you think you're better then the other kids? Well, get outside" You've got permission, you've got to make the bastard think he's right Hey, you've been used Write a song, I'll sing along Are you calm? Settle down Soon you will know that you are sane You're on top of the world again And you're cool, and you know You're a star and you'll go far Listen to me as a friend Not just a boy who play guitar You're on top of the world again

Expectations (expectations) Can make you believe (can make you believe) That what you desire (what you desire) Is what you need And I'm thinking What if we just stop Livin' in the moment? And I'm thinking And maybe we both will be Way less disappointed From all these e-e-e-e-e-expectations E-e-e-e-e-expectations So many e-e-e-e-e-expectations E-e-e-e-e-expectations Yeah Expectations (expectations) Babe, I know you don't mean (said I know you don't mean) To make small situations (make small situations) Bigger than they should be Than they should be And I'm thinking What if we just stop Living in the present? And I'm thinking And maybe we both will be Way less disconnected From all these e-e-e-e-e-expectations E-e-e-e-e-expectations So many e-e-e-e-e-expectations E-e-e-e-e-expectations How can I read your mind if I don't want to How can I read your mind if I don't want to How can I read your mind if I don't want to How can I read your mind if I don't want to So many e-e-e-e-e-expectations

Trapped in my mind, I wanna be free Why can't you see when you're looking at me I wanna go, I wanna fly Don't wanna be here whenever I die I'm past your expectations I'm past your expectations Wanna go high, I'm touching the sky I'm growing some wings like a butterfly I'm not alone, you should have known It's fishy and I, 'til the water is dry I need a four leaf clover To get this all over Talking past all night, long words are playing ping-pong Thinking you're in charge, but man you ain't the sarge Got a lot to think about, go outside and start to shout There's a lot to see but all you want is me All these expectations, wanna control the nation Filled with hesitations, words are decorations They can be foundations, maybe some creations Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah Trapped in my mind, I wanna be free Why can't you see when you're looking at me I wanna go, I wanna fly Don't wanna be here whenever I die I'm past your expectations I'm past your expectations Trapped in my mind, I wanna be free Why can't you see when you're looking at me I wanna go, I wanna fly Don't wanna be here whenever I die I'm past your expectations I'm past your expectations Talking past all night, long words are playing ping-pong Thinking you're in charge, but man you ain't the sarge Got a lot to think about, go outside and start to shout There's a lot to see but all you want is me All these expectations, wanna control the nation Filled with hesitations, words are decorations They can be foundations, maybe some creations Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah

I've been climbing on this ladder for months Time has worn it down now I'm breaking the rungs City smog blackening my lungs I'm used to shitty days This stuff just isn't fun anymore Where did all the time go Spent it with my eyes closed Spent it with some fake friends Dissing ain't a typo Now my pockets fat They gonna need some lipo' I always spend it fast I make it in a night though Self sabotage I'm with my entourage Cold shoulder I don't really wanna talk And I don't wanna stop Until I'm on the top Don't want another thought Of when my bones will rot Self sabotage I'm with my entourage Cold shoulder I don't really wanna talk And I don't wanna stop Until I'm on the top Don't want another thought Of when my bones will rot I need excitement Something that could pump my blood around I've been fighting with myself every time I'm down And I turned blue right at the bottom Man you let me drown now they ask me Why I never bring that girl around Done with that phase I ain't coming back aye But the pain stays Tatted with the sad face Sit back look at all the damage I never knew I caused it But I saw it when you vanished I really hurt myself for you I cry I feel I'm just like you And I killed my body And I killed my brain I'm a bag of bones baby Walking in the rain (I call it) Self sabotage I'm with my entourage Cold shoulder I don't really wanna talk And I don't wanna stop Until I'm on the top Don't want another thought Of when my bones will rot Self sabotage I'm with my entourage Cold shoulder I don't really wanna talk And I don't wanna stop Until I'm on the top Don't want another thought Of when my bones will rot