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Portraits on the staircase, every one my face
Same grey eyes, same sneer, same place
They chose my house, they chose my friends
They chose how every sentence endsNobody asked me, nobody had to
You don’t ask a crest what it wants to doSince ten sixty-six
We’ve never been wrong
Never said sorry, never moved on
Since ten sixty-six
The same old song
And I’ve been singing it all along
Nine hundred years deciding who I am
Nine hundred years and nobody ran
Since ten sixty-six
So who am I if I’m not thisWhose voice is this, whose voice is this
Is it mineFather says the world is ours by right
Mother says be quiet, hold on tight
I said the words they taught me to
I said them worst when I said them to youNobody asked me, nobody had to
The only thing I ever chose was youSince ten sixty-six
We’ve never been wrong
Never said sorry, never moved on
Since ten sixty-six
The same old song
And I’ve been singing it all along
Nine hundred years deciding who I am
Nine hundred years and nobody ran
Since ten sixty-six
So who am I if I’m not thisWhose voice is this, whose voice is this
Is it mineThere’s a girl in the glass with a borrowed sneer
I don’t know how long she’s been here
Nine hundred years of looking down
I’d like to see the groundSince ten sixty-six
We’ve never been wrong
Never said sorry, never moved on
Since ten sixty-six
The same old song
And I’ve been singing it all along
Nine hundred years deciding who I am
Nine hundred years and nobody ran
Since ten sixty-six
So who am I if I’m not thisWhose voice is this
Is it mine
Lyrics:
[Intro]
Hey, Potter!
Yeah, you, Scarhead
Don't look at me like that
That's Miss Malfoy to you, Dracaena if you're brave[Verse 1]
Your hair looks like a Bowtruckle slept in it
Your glasses held together with a spell and spit
You walk the halls like the hero of the year
But I saw you faint when the Dementors came near
Saturday night and you're moping by the lake
All alone again, for Merlin's sake
Don't you dare say I've been keeping track
I just happen to see you every time I look back[Pre-Chorus]
You're so pathetic, Potter
So hopeless, it's absurd
You're so pathetic, Potter...
It's almost cute
(Wait, that's not the word!)[Chorus]
I hate the way you smile at me in Potions
I hate the way my stomach does a flip
I hate that green is suddenly my favourite
It's your eyes, not the crest stitched on my chest
I think about you more than I'd confess
To anyone, to Pansy, or the rest
So stop it, Potter, stop it, just get out of my head!
This doesn't mean I like you
(This doesn't mean I like you!)[Verse 2]
You won the war, so now you think you're clever
Saved the world and still can't tie your shoes together
You spilled pumpkin juice all down your Gryffindor tie
And I laughed so hard I almost started to cry
My father will hear about this, you'll see
Except he's in Azkaban, so it's down to me
Go on and stare, I've got nothing to hide
Except for every single thing I feel inside[Pre-Chorus]
You're so pathetic, Potter
You're such a walking mess
You're so pathetic, Potter...
It's almost cute
(I didn't say that, yes I did, no, I didn't!)[Chorus]
I hate the way you smile at me in Potions
I hate the way my stomach does a flip
I hate that green is suddenly my favourite
It's your eyes, not the crest stitched on my chest
I think about you more than I'd confess
To anyone, to Pansy, or the rest
So stop it, Potter, stop it, just get out of my head!
This doesn't mean I like you
(This doesn't mean I like you!)[Bridge]
That night in the hospital wing
You sat beside my bed till dawn
You didn't say a single thing
You just stayed; I kept my eyes shut till you'd gone
There's a book beneath my pillow
How Muggle girls win a boy
I've read it twice, I've read it ten times
I've dog-eared every trick I'm too proud to employ
We lost the war, we lost our name
The portraits whisper when I pass
This sneer's the only armour left
And you're the only one who sees through the glass[Breakdown]
So when you ask me, soft and low
If I'll meet you where the shadows grow
Behind the Quidditch pitch tonight
I...[Final Chorus]
I hate the way you smile at me in Potions
I hate the way my stomach does a flip
I hate that green is suddenly my favourite
It's your eyes, not the crest stitched on my chest
I think about you more than I'd confess
So fine then, Potter, fine then, yes, I guess
Behind the Quidditch pitch, at nine, don't make me wait
This doesn't mean I like you
(This doesn't mean I like you!)
This doesn't mean I like you...[Outro]
Behind the pitch? Tonight?
I... suppose I could do that
Don't be late, Potter
And fix your hair
Lyrics
Top of the staircase, I can see it all
You and your friends in the entrance hall
Laughing at nothing, sleeves too short
I know every detail, I don’t know what forI was raised to keep my chin up high
So tell me why, tell me whyYou’re beneath me, beneath me
That’s what I was taught and I believe it, nearly
A hundred steps below where you can’t reach me
Beneath me, beneath me
So why do I keep looking down
Why do I keep looking down
If you’re so far beneath me
Why am I always looking downDown, down, down
Looking down, down, downWhite peacocks out on the lawn at home
A table for twenty, I eat alone
Your side’s all elbows and noise and light
I call it common, I watch all nightI was raised to never turn my head
I turn instead, I turn insteadYou’re beneath me, beneath me
That’s what I was taught and I believe it, nearly
A hundred steps below where you can’t reach me
Beneath me, beneath me
So why do I keep looking down
Why do I keep looking down
If you’re so far beneath me
Why am I always looking downDown, down, down
Looking down, down, downIt’s cold up here and it’s quiet too
Nobody warned me about the view
It’s the back of your head in a crowded room
And I hate it, I hate it, I doYou’re beneath me, beneath me
That’s what I was taught and I believe it, nearly
A hundred steps below where you can’t reach me
Beneath me, beneath me
So why do I keep looking down
Why do I keep looking down
If you’re so far beneath me
Why am I always looking downDown, down, down
Why am I always looking down