What about us?

by Pink

whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.  Pink has sold over 47 million albums worldwide.  She has won 3 Grammy Awards and 7 MTV Video Music Awards.  In 2009, Billboard named her the Pop Songs Artist of the Decade.

We are searchlights, we can see in the dark
We are rockets, pointed up at the stars
We are billions of beautiful hearts
And you sold us down the river too far

 

What about us?
What about all the times you said you had the answers?
What about us?
What about all the broken happy ever afters?
What about us?
What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
What about love? What about trust?
What about us?

 

We are problems that want to be solved
We are children that need to be loved
We were willing, we came when you called
But man you fooled us, enough is enough

 

What about us?
What about all the times you said you had the answers?
What about us?
What about all the broken happy ever afters?
What about us?
What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
What about love? What about trust?
What about us? 
What about us?
What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
What about love? What about trust?
What about us?

 

Sticks and stones they may break these bones
But then I’ll be ready, are you ready?
It’s the start of us, waking up, come on
Are you ready? I’ll be ready
I don’t want control, I want to let go
Are you ready? I’ll be ready
Cause now it’s time to let them know
We are ready

 

What about…
What about us?
What about all the times you said you had the answers?
So what about us?
What about all the broken happy ever afters?
What about us?
What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
What about love? What about trust?
What about us?
What about us?
What about us?
What about us?
What about us?
What about us?
What about us?

 

Vocabulary:

searchlights:  Very bright lights used for seeing in the dark
rockets:  vehicles that can fly into space
sold us down the river: didn’t help us when we needed it
happy ever afters:  good results after going through difficulties
disaster:  terrible thing that happens
trust:  belief that someone is going to help you
solved:  made better through a good solution
willing:  ready and able to do something
fooled:  tricked, made us believe something that was not true
control:  ability to direct something to a conclusion that’s good for us
let go:  give up control and let things happen
cause:  because