Cool Kids by Echosmith

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J.M.J.
[Verse 1]
She sees them walking in a straight line, that's not really her style
They all got the same heartbeat, but hers is falling behind
Nothing in this world could ever bring them down
Yeah, they're invincible, and she's just in the background
And she says...

I really relate to this song. I've always felt like I didn't fit in. I wanted to blend in, but by being myself, I never did. I never have. People notice. My friends would all be doing the same thing, and I would be at a different place in my life. I always felt like nothing bad could happen to them, and the older I got, the more I thought that somehow my life was full of bad stuff and everyone else had it easy. 

[Hook]
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids

The only reason I wanted to be like everyone else is so that I wouldn't be noticed. I would pore through teen magazines, desperately trying to figure out how to be accepted.

[Verse 2]
He sees them talking with a big smile, but they haven't got a clue
Yeah, they're living the good life, can't see what he is going through
They're driving fast cars, but they don't know where they're going
In the fast lane, living life without knowing
And he says...

People in my life would be getting all this cool stuff, going on exotic vacations, and living in huge houses. And then there was me. I was terribly jealous of others and all that they had. They didn't know my life was way below theirs, socioeconomically. The line about not knowing where they're going is so very true. They don't have to know where they're going because they have everything made, so to speak. 

[Hook]
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids

[Bridge]
And they said...

[Hook]
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
Like the cool kids

Lyrics from Genius

God bless you!
Stephanie

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