I got some bones to pick I got a cross to bare I try to understand why I couldn't take me anywhere Scratched into bathroom walls Two words made me wanna die Taller than all the boys Feel like an accident in my own life But you should have see me swoon You should have see me dainty I played that part real good Was gonna grow up and be an elegant lady My cover's blown, release the spirit You can't shake this soul, I live it I got these bones to keep me alive I said I got these bones to keep me alive Big bones! I traced my fingertips On magazine silhouettes Default to people pleasin' And that's how the rest of my life was spent Built like a warrior You'll never see me sweat No way to protect myself from myself That day my ballet suit didn't suck me in My cover's blown, release the spirit You can't shrink this soul, I live it I got these bones to keep me alive I said I got these bones to keep me alive These bones, they held me And kept me together These bones tore me in two One thing you should know One thing to remember These big bones gave birth to you Big bones! I been around the world I climbed up some mountain tops too My home is on my back I know this much is true When I die I'm gonna dance in my grave and when I do I'm gonna shimmy these sockets 'cause My cover's blown, release the spirit You can't shake this soul, I live it My cover's blown, release the spirit Can't shake this soul, I'm on in it I got these bones to keep me alive I said I got these bones to keep me alive I'm gonna run with the wolves to the finish line With these bones, these bones, big bones!