[CHORUS]
ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS
POTENTIAL I'VE BEEN WASTING
IF I CAN'T LOVE MYSELF;
I KNOW I WON'T PREVAIL
SPENDING TIME AND MONEY LIKE IT DOESN'T END
AIRING TEXTS LIKE I GOT PLENTY FRIENDS
IF I DON'T FIX UP NOW
I WON'T PREVAIL
[VERSE]
UNIMPRESSED BUT NOT SURPRISED
IF I DON'T CHANGE, I WON'T SURVIVE
TIME AFTER TIME I TRY I TRY
IF IT'S FAKE IT WON'T PREVAIL YOU CAN'T DENY
TERRIFYING ALL THESE LETTERS, IN THE MAIL
I HAVEN'T SEE THEM SEND THEM BRAILE
IF YOU COULD STOP THEN MIGHT AS WELL
IF I IGNORE I MIGHT PREVAIL
WELL SUNDAY NIGHTS, AND MONDAYS TOO
GRAB A BOTTLE MAYBE MAKE IT TWO
SEE THESE FLAMES MY EYES AT YOU
THROW THE GAS ON THE HEAT THE SIDE TOO
POINTING FINGERS SHUNNING LIES
TALK DOWN DILUTE TO HIS DEMISE
UNIMPRESSED BUT NOT SURPRISED
IF I DON'T CHANGE, I KNOW I WON'T SURVIVE
[CHORUS]
ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS
POTENTIAL I'VE BEEN WASTING
IF I CAN'T LOVE MYSELF;
I KNOW I WON'T PREVAIL
SPENDING TIME AND MONEY LIKE IT DOESN'T END
AIRING TEXTS LIKE I GOT PLENTY FRIENDS
IF I DON'T FIX UP NOW
I WON'T PREVAIL
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(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
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(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(POTENTIAL I'VE BEEN WASTING)
(IF I CAN'T LOVE MYSELF;)
(I WON'T PREVAIL)
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(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)
(ENSLAVED BY EXPECTATIONS)