Old News

Buying dresses for a wedding is hard when you're twenty-three Feels like choosing between looking like I'm thirty or sixteen And it feels like a reminder that my beauty's no surprise They all know that I'm a woman now, so I don't have to try I'm used to feeling like I always have something to prove As the hyperactive youngest of the family or the school And it should be a relief, so why the hell do I feel sad Cause it feels like I have made it while I'm grieving what I had I'm old news Much less exciting once you're through I'm old news My dreams are now just what I do I'm happier than ever and there's nothing I would change But nobody reads a story where the hero's not in pain I'm starting a new chapter with a quiet old release And I know that I'll get used to fewer eyes focused on me Maybe it's just in my head, maybe it's just my vanity Maybe no one looked that hard, maybe it was just my conceit But for all that I performed, I think that might just make it worse Being this much of an egotist's a blessing and a curse I'm old news Much less exciting once you're through I'm old news My dreams are now just what I do You could say that it's a happy ending, I escaped the grind But I guess it's hard to move on from when I fought to survive When you've finally found your peace, what do you do when you've arrived I have everything I wanted, now it's just my daily life I'm old news Much less exciting once you're through I'm old news My dreams are now just what I do