[Verse 1]

At the tender age of seven, I begged my parents
To buy me my own library card
I wanted books that’d keep me up all night
And they became my Kryptonite
Instead of people, 'cause talking was hard

[Verse 2]

I'd bring my books with me to lunch, so that I didn't have to run
'Cause the pages built a temporary shield
From the forces that rejected me, those who’d never protected me
And for a while, it all just felt so real

[Prе-Chorus

Yeah, things were grеat, things were fine
But the magic had to run out sometime...

[Chorus]

So here I am at twenty-one
My life has finally begun

But I can’t seem to find my way to the next chapter
I’ll accept this part of me:
The poorly adapted literary freak
With no happily ever after now
Ever after now
[Verse 3]

And so when the time came up, for me to finally fall in love
I set my expectations way too high
It turned out I was no protagonist, that boys weren’t a fan of this
And so I slowly learned that I should hide

[Pre-Chorus)

From the reality that was consuming me
That I’d never be like the girls they’d write

[Chorus]

So here I am at twenty-one
My life has finally begun
But I can’t seem to find my way to the next chapter
I’ll accept this part of me:
The poorly adapted literary freak
With no happily ever after now
Ever after now

[Bridge]


Maybe we don't all get happy endings
Or maybe that's just how it works
And for that reason I can't keep defending
My own little universe
My own little universe
[Chorus]

Here I am
I can’t seem to find my way to the next chapter
I’ll accept this part of me:
The poorly adapted literary freak
With no happily ever after now
Ever after now
Ever after now