[Verse 1]
She was dancing, she was smiling
Roses blooming in her cheeks
In a quiet kind of litany
She accepted some defeat
And then she twirled into the arms
Of disgrace, and then repelled
Now she's fallen to her knees
But you couldn't ever tell

[Pre-Chorus]
And then, she asked me how we got here
I told her I don't know
And if you keep on asking
I'll just keep saying so
This isn't what I wanted
It isn't what you need
Oh, let them keep on talking
Just calm yourself and breathe

[Chorus]
Don't you pay them any mind
Don't you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Now, don't you pay them any mind
[Bridge]
Wear the burdens of her mother
Weigh light sandbags on the eyes
As she closes just to open
As the sirens whirling by
And now she's off to tell her secret
To a friend somewhere in town
And her friend just takes a moment
And asks why I'm not around

[Pre-Chorus]
And then, she asked me how we got here
I told her I don't know
And if you keep on asking
I'll just keep saying so
This isn't what I wanted
It isn't what you need
Oh, let them keep on talking
Just calm yourself and breathe

[Chorus]
Don't you pay them any mind
Don't you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Now, don't you pay them any mind
[Pre-Chorus]
And then she asked me how we got here
I told her I don't know
And if you keep on asking
I'll just keep saying so
This isn't what I wanted
It isn't what you need
Oh, let them keep on talking
Just calm yourself and breathe

[Chorus]
Don't you pay them any mind
Don't you pay them any mind
You know this happens every time
Now, don't you pay them any mind