[Verse 1] I’m fading away off some kind of drug Maybe it’s lust, maybe it’s love I know I said I’d straighten out a week ago I’m feeling though, ’bout to reach my peak, you know The city’s got me falling off I’m fading away, I’m losing my head I know you said leave but f** what you said ‘Cause you’ve been steady, crawling on your knees again You need a friend And I’ve been on the pills again [Chorus] Baby’s only twenty-three Dancing under lights since she was seventeen Her brain’s flooded with ketamine High from everybody, low from self-esteem It’s selfish but she never sleeps Honestly, she needs a little sympathy Look what’s gotten into me? But baby’s only twenty-three Baby’s only twenty-three [Verse 2] I’m caught in the buzz Another one down, I’m pushing my luck The future’s never looked so bright, it’s blinding me It’s hard to see, I’m swimming through dopamine Your body looks like heaven and I wanna give up, I just wanna leave I’m floating away, I’m caught in the breeze But she’s been so dramatic with these paragraphs Her broken heart, chemicals can mend it fast
[Chorus] Baby’s only twenty-three Dancing under lights since she was seventeen Her brain’s flooded with ketamine High from everybody, low from self-esteem It’s selfish but she never sleeps Honestly, she needs a little sympathy Look what’s gotten into me? But baby’s only twenty-three Yeah, baby’s only twenty-three [Bridge] I can’t believe this is happening What did I do? What did she do to me? This isn’t true to me, she’s quite acute it seems Now I’m seeking therapy, she won’t be there for me Mending my brain again Please don’t give up on me This hurts tremendously How will this end for me? Deal with this happening, deal with this happening What did she do to me? I’m on her frequency I know the sniff that she’s taking I know the sniff that she’s taking I’m on her frequency [Chorus] Twenty-three Dancing under lights since she was seventeen Her brain’s flooded with ketamine High from everybody, low from self-esteem It’s selfish but she never sleeps Honestly, she needs a little sympathy Look what’s gotten into me? But baby’s only twenty-three Baby’s only twenty-three