Operation Scar

[Verse 1]
We all got the same scar from the chain-link fence
Behind the Omaha cul-de-sac where nothing makes sense.
It’s a pale white line on the back of our hands,
A map of all the rules we don’t understand.
The bass from next door vibrates through the floorboards,
Another game of 'Guess Who?' with the popular lords.

[Chorus]
This ain’t a party, it’s an operation.
Steady hands, don't you touch the sides, a generation
Of kids with the static buzzing in our blood.
Don't mess with us, we're a misunderstood flood.

[Verse 2]
You get it in your teeth when the air gets thick,
Right before a thunderstorm, that metallic click.
We learned to read lips in the cafeteria glare,
Heard him say, "It's iconic how they just don't care."
So we share a single pair of earbuds on the late bus home,
Pretending that we're anywhere but here, but not alone.

[Chorus]
This ain’t a party, it’s an operation.
Steady hands, don't you touch the sides, a generation
Of kids with the static buzzing in our blood.
Don't mess with us, we're a misunderstood flood.

[Bridge]
The doctor on the box says to pull the broken heart,
But we're keeping all the pieces, gonna make a brand new start.
We’re collecting all the parts they said were wrong with us.

[Outro]
Steady hands.
Don't you touch the sides.