Cool Kid

by Joan & The Giants

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lyrics

We were taught
That Jesus would save us
Now and then
I picture your face
At my table
Trying to get
matching tattoos

You got a cross
On your hand and you hate it
Well cross my heart
I’m never doing this again
It is over
I’m a cold sad sinner

If I were a boy would you like me better?
Would I get to meet your mother?

You called me a loser
At my party
I was never quite the same
Now you sing hallejulah
With your boyfriend
While I stand out in the rain

Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city
Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city

It’s not your fault
I was a mess
You can stare straight through
The hole in my chest
I never found it
In my childhood bed

If I could do it again
I would do it sober
Every word we meant
Was 10 drinks under
This time I’d tell you to stay
To stay
To stay

But if I were a boy this would last forever
I would get to know your mother

You called me a loser
At my party
I was never quite the same
Now you sing hallejulah
With your boyfriend
While I stand out in the rain

Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city
Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city

I was never the cool kid
I was never the cool kid
You were never the cool kid
Thought that you would be different

But You called me a loser
At my party
I was never quite the same
Now you sing hallejulah
With your boyfriend
While I stand out in the rain

Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city
Happy birthday to me
Raise a glass to heartbreak city

I was never the cool kid
x 8

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released May 18, 2023
Produced by Dylan Ollivierre, mixed by Matthew Neighbour and mastered by Ben Feggans

Performers: Grace Newton-Wordsworth, Aaron Birch, Riley Sutton and Liam Olsen

Written by Grace Newton-Wordsworth and Aaron Birch

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Joan & The Giants are an alternative-pop band from Perth, Western Australia creating powerful, emotive and lyrically charged music.

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