Writer: Dan Auerbach, David Hidalgo, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hold me
But don’t control me
I’m just a traveler here
So have no fear
Don’t you dare obey
[Verse 2]
Branded
Just like we planned it
But it's so fast it fell
Down the deepest well
Night turns into day
[Chorus]
I’ve been blessed and I’ve been burned
Took the test and what I learned
Cause I’m older and I’m wiser
I’ve been blessed and I’ve been burned
By this
[Verse 3]
Fade it
Then fabricate it
They make up stories to
Remind us who
Makes the rules 'round here
[Chorus]
I’ve been blessed and I’ve been burned
Took the test and what I earned
Is I’m older and I’m wiser
I’ve been blessed and I’ve been burned
By this
Daniel Auerbach, DANIEL QUINE AUERBACH, David Hidalgo, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
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