[Verse 1]
Well, I know the color of killin' the summer
Of pickin' a number then pickin' fights with it

[Chorus 1]
Like, I know it's how I cope
When December comes, I hope
The new year gets what it wants
But holds off for a couple more months and

[Chorus 2]
I know it's breakin' bottles, the lightning storm I found
But if it's keepin' hot, I’ll be burnin' 'til I drown
And if it snaps me sideways, or if it stops my heart
I ain’t to blame, no, I just did my part

[Verse 2]
I heard in a blizzard, you never missed her
You never wished you're able to classify
That 21 ain't 22 or
That it's all the same for every story no one cares for
And you're keeping up with some boring fiction
About some door and which sin lead you through and made you listen

[Chorus 1]
And I know it's how I cope
When December comes, I hope
The new year gets what it wants
But holds off for a couple more months and
[Chorus 2]
I know it's breakin' bottles, the lightning storm I found
But if it's keepin' hot, I’ll be burnin' 'til I drown
And if it snaps me sideways, or if it stops my heart
I ain't to blame, no, I just did my part

[Verse 3]
I don't really get what I said
As different people using my head
I'm still awake 'cause maybe I need to
Play pretend in place of a breakthrough
I swear it ain't a religion
Built to make me better at livin'
I like when something might kill me
I like that, someday, that will be true

[Chorus 3]
And I know the color of keepin' a summer
Of losing a number then making up for it
And I know it's how I cope
When December comes, I hope
The new year gets what it wants

[Outro]
Yeah, I hope the new year gets what it wants
But holds off for a couple more months